Webster's Dictionary 1913

1648

Belch (3)

Belch, n. 1. The act of belching; also, that which is belched; an eructation.2. Malt liquor; — vulgarly so called as causing eructation. Dennis.

1649

Belcher

Belch″er (�), n. One who, or that which, belches.

1650

Beldam

{ Bel″damBel″dame } (�), n. [Pref. bel-, denoting relationship + dame mother: cf. F. belledame fair lady, It. belladonna. See Belle, and Dame.]1. Grandmother; — corresponding to...

1651

Beleaguer

Be‐lea″guer (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Beleaguered (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Beleaguering.] [D. belegeren (akin to G. belagern, Sw. belägra, Dan. beleire); pref. be- = E. be- + leger bed...

1652

Beleaguerer

Be‐lea″guer‐er (�), n. One who beleaguers.

1653

Beleave

Be‐leave″ (�), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.Beleft (�).] To leave or to be left. May.

1654

Belecture

Be‐lec″ture (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Belectured (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Belecturing.] To vex with lectures; to lecture frequently.

1655

Belee

Be‐lee″ (�), v. t. To place under the lee, or unfavorably to the wind. Shak.

1656

Belemnite

Be‐lem″nite (�), n. [Gr. � dart, fr. � dart, fr. � to throw: cf. F. bélemnite.] (Paleon.) A conical calcareous fossil, tapering to a point at the lower extremity, with a conical...

1657

Beleper

Be‐lep″er (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Belepered (�).] To infect with leprosy. Beau. & Fl.

1658

Belfry

Bel″fry (�), n. [OE. berfray movable tower used in sieges, OF. berfreit, berfroit, F. beffroi, fr. MHG. bervrit, bercvrit, G. bergfriede, fr. MHG. bergen to protect (G. bergen t...

1659

Belgard

Bel‐gard″ (�), n. [It. bel guardo.] A sweet or loving look. Spenser.

1660

Belgian

Bel″gi‐an (�), a. Of or pertaining to Belgium. — n. A native or inhabitant of Belgium.

1661

Belgian (2)

Bel″gi‐an (?), a. Of or pertaining to Belgium.

1662

Belgian block

Belgian block. A nearly cubical block of some tough stone, esp. granite, used as a material for street pavements. Its usual diameter is 5 to 7 inches.

1663

Belgic

Bel″gic (�), a. [L. Belgicus, fr. Belgae the Belgians.] 1. Of or pertaining to the Belgæ, a German tribe who anciently possessed the country between the Rhine, the Seine, and th...

1664

Belgravian

Bel‐gra″vi‐an (�), a. Belonging to Belgravia (a fashionable quarter of London, around Pimlico), or to fashionable life; aristocratic.

1665

Belial

Be″li‐al (�), n. [Heb. beli ya'al; beli without + ya'al profit.] An evil spirit; a wicked and unprincipled person; the personification of evil.What concord hath Christ with Beli...

1666

Belibel

Be‐li″bel (�), v. t. [See Libel, v. t.] To libel or traduce; to calumniate. Fuller.

1667

Belie

Be‐lie″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Belied (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Belying (�).] [OE. bilien, bili�en, AS. beleógan; pref. be- + leógan to lie. See Lie, n.] 1. To show to be false; to c...

1668

Belief

Be‐lief″ (�), n. [OE. bileafe, bileve; cf. AS. geleáfa. See Believe.] 1. Assent to a proposition or affirmation, or the acceptance of a fact, opinion, or assertion as real or tr...

1669

Beliefful

Be‐lief″ful (�), a. Having belief or faith.

1670

Believable

Be‐liev″a‐ble (�), a. Capable of being believed; credible. — Be‐liev″a‐ble‐ness, n. — Be‐liev′a‐bil″i‐ty (�), n.

1671

Believe

Be‐lieve″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Believed (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Believing.] [OE. bileven (with pref. be- for AS. ge-), fr. AS. gel�fan, gel�fan; akin to D. gelooven, OHG. gilouba...

1672

Believe (2)

Be‐lieve″, v. i. 1. To have a firm persuasion, esp. of the truths of religion; to have a persuasion approaching to certainty; to exercise belief or faith.Lord, I believe; help t...

1673

Believer

Be‐liev″er (�), n. 1. One who believes; one who is persuaded of the truth or reality of some doctrine, person, or thing.2. (Theol.) One who gives credit to the truth of the Scri...

1674

Believing

Be‐liev″ing, a. That believes; having belief. — Be‐liev″ing‐ly, adv.