Webster's Dictionary 1828

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BEECHMAST

BEE'CHMAST, noun The fruit or nuts of the beech.

812

BEEF

BEEF, noun [Latin bos, bovis; Gr.Bous.]1. An animal of the bovine genus, whether ox, bull or cow; but used of those which are full grown or nearly so. In this, which is the orig...

813

BEEF-EATER

BEE'F-EATER, noun [beef and eat.] One that eats beef.1. A yeoman of the guards, in England.2. The Buphaga, an African bird that feeds on the larvas which nestle under the hides ...

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BEEF-STEAK

BEE'F-STEAK, noun [beef and steak.] A steak of slice of beef for broiling.

815

BEEF-WITTED

BEE'F-WITTED, adjective [beef and wit.] Dull in intellects; stupid; heavy-headed.

816

BEELD

BEELD, noun Protection; refuge. [Not in use.]

817

BEEN

BEEN, Part.perf. of be; pronounced bin. In old authors, it is also the present tense plural of be.BEEN, noun A fretted stringed instrument of music of the guitar kind, having ni...

818

BEER

BEER, noun1. A spirituous liquor made from any farinaceous grain; but generally from barley, which is first malted and ground, and its fermentable substance extracted by hot wat...

819

BEER-BARREL

BEE'R-BARREL, noun A barrel for holding beer.

820

BEER-HOUSE

BEE'R-HOUSE, noun A house where malt liquors are sold; an ale house.

821

BEESTINGS

BEESTINGS, [See Biestings.]

822

BEET

BEET, noun [Latin beta.] A plant of the genus Beta. The species cultivated in gardens are the cicla and vulgaris, or white and red beet There are many varieties; some with long ...

823

BEET-RADISH

BEE'T-RADISH, noun A kind of beet, used for salad.

824

BEET-RAVE

BEET-RAVEBEE'TLE, noun1. A heavy mallet or wooden hammer, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.; called also a stamper, or rammer.2. In zoology, a genus of insects, the sca...

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BEETLE

BEE'TLE, n.1. A heavy mallet or wooden hammer, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, &c.; called also a stamper, or rammer.2. In zoology, a genus of insects, the scarabaeus, of ...

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BEETLE-BROW

BEE'TLE-BROW, noun [beetle and brow.] A prominent brow.

827

BEETLE-BROWED

BEE'TLE-BROWED, adjective Having prominent brows.

828

BEETLE-HEAD

BEE'TLE-HEAD, noun [beetle and head.] A stupid fellow.

829

BEETLE-HEADED

BEE'TLE-HEADED, a Having a head like a beetle; dull; stupid.

830

BEETLE-STOCK

BEE'TLE-STOCK, noun [beetle and stock.] The handle of a beetle.

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BEETLING

BEE'TLING, participle present tense Jutting; being prominent; standing out from the main body.

832

BEEVES

BEEVES, nounplural of beef. Cattle; quadrupeds of the bovine genus, called in England, black cattle.

833

BEFALL

BEFALL', verb transitivepreterit tense befell; part. befallen.To happen to; to occur to; as, let me know the worst that can befall me. It usually denotes ill. It is generally tr...

834

BEFALLING

BEFALL'ING, ppr. Happening to; occurring to; coming to pass.

835

BEFELL

BEFELL', preterit tense of befall.

836

BEFIT

BEFIT', verb transitive [be and fit.] To suit; to be suitable to; to become.That name best befits thee.

837

BEFITTING

BEFIT'TING, participle present tense or adjective Suiting; becoming.