Belle-lettrist
Belle–let″trist (�), n. One versed in belles-lettres.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Belled
Belled (bĕld), a. Hung with a bell or bells.
Belleek ware
Bel‐leek″ ware (?). A porcelainlike kind of decorative pottery with a high gloss, which is sometimes iridescent. A very fine kind is made at Belleek in Ireland.
Bellerophon
‖Bel‐ler″o‐phon (�), n.(Paleon.) A genus of fossil univalve shells, believed to belong to the Heteropoda, peculiar to the Paleozoic age.
Belles-lettres
‖Belles–let″tres (�), n. pl. Polite or elegant literature; the humanities; — used somewhat vaguely for literary works in which imagination and taste are predominant.
Belletristic
{ Bel′le‐tris″tic (�), Bel′le‐tris″tic‐al (�), } a. Occupied with, or pertaining to, belles-lettres. “An unlearned, belletristic trifler.” M. Arnold.
Bellflower
Bell″flow′er (�), n.(Bot.) A plant of the genus Campanula; — so named from its bell-shaped flowers.
Bellflower (2)
Bell″flow′er, n. [F. bellefleur, lit., beautiful flower.] A kind of apple. The yellow bellflower is a large, yellow winter apple. [Written also bellefleur.]
Bellibone
Bel″li‐bone (�), n. [F. belle et bonne, beautiful and good.] A woman excelling both in beauty and goodness; a fair maid. Spenser.
Bellic
{ Bel″lic (�), Bel″li‐cal (�), } a. [L. bellicus. See Bellicose.] Of or pertaining to war; warlike; martial. “Bellic Cæsar.” Feltham.
Bellicose
Bel″li‐cose′ (�), a. [L. bellicosus, fr. bellicus of war, fr. bellum war. See Duel.] Inclined to war or contention; warlike; pugnacious.Arnold was, in fact, in a bellicose vein....
Bellicosely
Bel″li‐cose′ly, adv. In a bellicose manner.
Bellicous
Bel″li‐cous (�), a. Bellicose.
Bellied
Bel″lied (�), a. Having (such) a belly; puffed out; — used in composition; as, pot-bellied; shad-bellied.
Belligerence
{ Bel‐lig″er‐ence (�), Bel‐lig″er‐en‐cy (�), } n. The quality of being belligerent; act or state of making war; warfare.
Belligerent
Bel‐lig″er‐ent (�), a. [L. bellum war + gerens, -entis, waging, p. pr. of gerere to wage: cf. F. belligérant. See Bellicose, Jest.] 1. Waging war; carrying on war. “Belligerent ...
Belligerent (2)
Bel‐lig″er‐ent, n. A nation or state recognized as carrying on war; a person engaged in warfare.
Belligerently
Bel‐lig″er‐ent‐ly, adv. In a belligerent manner; hostilely.
Belling
Bell″ing (�), n. [From Bell to bellow.] A bellowing, as of a deer in rutting time. Johnson.
Bellipotent
Bel‐lip″o‐tent (�), a. [L. bellipotens; bellum war + potens powerful, p. pr. of posse to be able.] Mighty in war; armipotent. Blount.
Bellman
Bell″man (�), n. A man who rings a bell, especially to give notice of anything in the streets. Formerly, also, a night watchman who called the hours. Milton.
Bellon
Bel″lon (�), n. Lead colic.
Bellona
‖Bel‐lo″na (�), n. [L., from bellum war.] (Rom. Myth.) The goddess of war.
Bellow
Bel″low (�), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Bellowed; p. pr. & vb. n.Bellowing.] [OE. belwen, belowen, AS. bylgean, fr. bellan; akin to G. bellen, and perh. to L. flere to weep, OSlav. blej...
Bellow (2)
Bel″low, v. t. To emit with a loud voice; to shout; — used with out. “Would bellow out a laugh.” Dryden.
Bellow (3)
Bel″low, n. A loud resounding outcry or noise, as of an enraged bull; a roar.
Bellower
Bel″low‐er (�), n. One who, or that which, bellows.