Webster's Dictionary 1913

2107

Bestow

Be‐stow″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Bestowed (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Bestowing.] [OE. bestowen; pref. be- + stow a place. See Stow.] 1. To lay up in store; to deposit for safe keeping;...

2108

Bestowal

Be‐stow″al (�), n. The act of bestowing; disposal.

2109

Bestower

Be‐stow″er (�), n. One that bestows.

2110

Bestowment

Be‐stow″ment (�), n. 1. The act of giving or bestowing; a conferring or bestowal.If we consider this bestowment of gifts in this view.Chauncy.2. That which is given or bestowed....

2111

Bestraddle

Be‐strad″dle (�), v. t. To bestride.

2112

Bestraught

Be‐straught″ (�), a. [Pref. be- + straught; prob. here used for distraught.] Out of one's senses; distracted; mad. Shak.

2113

Bestreak

Be‐streak″ (�), v. t. To streak.

2114

Bestrew

Be‐strew″ (�), v. t. [imp.Bestrewed (�); p. p.Bestrewed, Bestrown (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Bestrewing.] To strew or scatter over; to besprinkle. [Spelt also bestrow.] Milton.

2115

Bestride

Be‐stride″ (�), v. t. [imp.Bestrode (�), (Obs. or R.)Bestrid (�); p. p.Bestridden (�), Bestrid, Bestrode; p. pr. & vb. n.Bestriding.] [AS. bestrīdan; pref. be- + strīdan to stri...

2116

Bestrode

Be‐strode″ (�), imp. & p. p. of Bestride.

2117

Bestrown

Be‐strown″ (�), p. p. of Bestrew.

2118

Bestuck

Be‐stuck″ (�), imp. & p. p.Bestick.

2119

Bestud

Be‐stud″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Bestudded; p. pr. & vb. n.Bestudding.] To set or adorn, as with studs or bosses; to set thickly; to stud; as, to bestud with stars. Milton.

2120

Beswike

Be‐swike″, v. t. [AS. beswīcan; be- + swīcan to deceive, entice; akin to OS. swīkan, OHG. swīhhan, Icel. svīkja.] To lure; to cheat. Gower.

2121

Bet

Bet (�), n. [Prob. from OE. abet abetting, OF. abet, fr. abeter to excite, incite. See Abet.] That which is laid, staked, or pledged, as between two parties, upon the event of a...

2122

Bet (2)

Bet, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Bet, Betted (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Betting.] To stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; to wager.John a Gaunt loved him well, and betted much ...

2123

Bet (3)

Bet, imp. & p. p. of Beat.

2124

Bet (4)

Bet, a. & adv. An early form of Better.To go bet, to go fast; to hurry. Chaucer.

2125

Beta

Be″ta (?), n. [Gr. βη̑τα.] The second letter of the Greek alphabet, B, β. See B, and cf. etymology of Alphabet. Beta (B, β) is used variously for classifying, as: (a) (Astron.) ...

2126

Beta rays

Be″ta rays (?). (Physics) Penetrating rays readily deflected by a magnetic or electric field, emitted by radioactive substances, as radium. They consist of negatively charged pa...

2127

Betacism

{ Be″ta‐cism (?), ‖Be′ta‐cis″mus (?) }, n. Excessive or extended use of the b sound in speech, due to conversion of other sounds into it, as through inability to distinguish the...

2128

Betaine

Be″ta‐ine (�), n. [From beta, generic name of the beet.] (Chem.) A nitrogenous base, C5H11NO2, produced artificially, and also occurring naturally in beet-root molasses and its ...

2129

Betake

Be‐take″ (�), v. t. [imp.Betook (�); p. p.Betaken (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Betaking.] [Pref. be- + take.] 1. To take or seize. Spenser.2. To have recourse to; to apply; to resort; to...

2130

Betaught

Be‐taught″ (�), a. [p. p. of OE. bitechen, AS. bet�can, to assign, deliver. See Teach.] Delivered; committed in trust.

2131

Bete (2)

Bete (�), v. t. To better; to mend. See Beete. Chaucer.

2132

Bête noire

‖Bête″ noire″ (�). Something especially hated or dreaded; a bugbear.

2133

Beteela

Be‐tee″la (�), n. [Pg. beatilha.] An East India muslin, formerly used for cravats, veils, etc.