Webster's Dictionary 1913

2161

Betrayal

Be‐tray″al (�) n. The act or the result of betraying.

2162

Betrayer

Be‐tray″er (�), n. One who, or that which, betrays.

2163

Betrayment

Be‐tray″ment (�), n. Betrayal. Udall.

2164

Betrim

Be‐trim″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Betrimmed (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Betrimming.] To set in order; to adorn; to deck, to embellish; to trim. Shak.

2165

Betroth

Be‐troth″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Betrothed (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Betrothing.] [Pref. be- + troth, i.e., truth. See Truth.] 1. To contract to any one for a marriage; to engage or ...

2166

Betrothal

Be‐troth″al (�), n. The act of betrothing, or the fact of being betrothed; a mutual promise, engagement, or contract for a future marriage between the persons betrothed; betroth...

2167

Betrothment

Be‐troth″ment (�), n. The act of betrothing, or the state of being betrothed; betrothal.

2168

Betrust

Be‐trust″ (�), v. t. To trust or intrust.

2169

Betrustment

Be‐trust″ment (�), n. The act of intrusting, or the thing intrusted. Chipman.

2170

Betso

‖Bet″so (�), n. [It. bezzo.] A small brass Venetian coin.

2171

Better

Bet″ter (�), a.; compar. of Good. [OE. betere, bettre, and as adv. bet, AS. betera, adj., and bet, adv.; akin to Icel. betri, adj., betr, adv., Goth. batiza, adj., OHG. bezziro,...

2172

Better (2)

Bet″ter, n. 1. Advantage, superiority, or victory; — usually with of; as, to get the better of an enemy.2. One who has a claim to precedence; a superior, as in merit, social sta...

2173

Better (3)

Bet″ter, adv.; compar. of Well. 1. In a superior or more excellent manner; with more skill and wisdom, courage, virtue, advantage, or success; as, Henry writes better than John;...

2174

Better (4)

Bet″ter (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Bettered (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Bettering.] [AS. beterian, betrian, fr. betera better. See Better, a.] 1. To improve or ameliorate; to increase the ...

2175

Better (5)

Bet″ter, v. i. To become better; to improve. Carlyle.

2176

Better (6)

Bet″ter, n. One who bets or lays a wager.

2177

Betterment

Bet″ter‐ment (�), n. 1. A making better; amendment; improvement. W. Montagu.2. (Law) An improvement of an estate which renders it better than mere repairing would do; — generall...

2178

Bettermost

Bet″ter‐most′ (�), a. Best. “The bettermost classes.” Brougham.

2179

Betterness

Bet″ter‐ness, n. 1. The quality of being better or superior; superiority. Sir P. Sidney.2. The difference by which fine gold or silver exceeds in fineness the standard.

2180

Bettong

‖Bet″tong (�), n.(Zoöl.) A small, leaping Australian marsupial of the genus Bettongia; the jerboa kangaroo.

2181

Bettor

Bet″tor (�), n. One who bets; a better. Addison.

2182

Betty

Bet″ty (�), n. 1. [Supposed to be a cant word, from Betty, for Elizabeth, as such an instrument is also called Bess (i.e., Elizabeth) in the Canting Dictionary of 1725, and Jenn...

2183

Betulin

Bet″u‐lin (�), n. [L. betula birch tree.] (Chem.) A substance of a resinous nature, obtained from the outer bark of the common European birch (Betula alba), or from the tar prep...

2184

Betumble

Be‐tum″ble (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Betumbled (�).] To throw into disorder; to tumble.From her betumbled couch she starteth.Shak.

2185

Betutor

Be‐tu″tor (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Betutored (�).] To tutor; to instruct. Coleridge.

2186

Between

Be‐tween″ (�), prep. [OE. bytwene, bitweonen, AS. betweónan, betweónum; prefix be- by + a form fr. AS. twā two, akin to Goth. tweihnai two apiece. See Twain, and cf. Atween, Bet...

2187

Between (2)

Be‐tween″, n. Intermediate time or space; interval. Shak.