Webster's Dictionary 1913

2215

Bewet

Be‐wet″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Bewet, Bewetted.] To wet or moisten. Gay.

2216

Bewhore

Be‐whore″ (�), v. t. 1. To corrupt with regard to chastity; to make a whore of. J. Fletcher.2. To pronounce or characterize as a whore. Shak.

2217

Bewig

Be‐wig″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Bewigged (�).] To cover (the head) with a wig. Hawthorne.

2218

Bewilder

Be‐wil″der (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Bewildered (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Bewildering.] [Pref. be- + wilder.] To lead into perplexity or confusion, as for want of a plain path; to perpl...

2219

Bewildered

Be‐wil″dered (�), a. Greatly perplexed; as, a bewildered mind.

2220

Bewilderedness

Be‐wil″dered‐ness (�), n. The state of being bewildered; bewilderment.

2221

Bewildering

Be‐wil″der‐ing (�), a. Causing bewilderment or great perplexity; as, bewildering difficulties. — Be‐wil″der‐ing‐ly, adv.

2222

Bewilderment

Be‐wil″der‐ment (�), n. 1. The state of being bewildered.2. A bewildering tangle or confusion.He... soon lost all traces of it amid bewilderment of tree trunks and underbrush.Ha...

2223

Bewinter

Be‐win″ter (�), v. t. To make wintry.

2224

Bewit

Bew″it (�), n. [Cf. OF. buie bond, chain, fr. L. boja neck collar, fetter. Cf. Buoy.] A double slip of leather by which bells are fastened to a hawk's legs.

2225

Bewitch

Be‐witch″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Bewitched (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Bewitching.] 1. To gain an ascendency over by charms or incantations; to affect (esp. to injure) by witchcraft or...

2226

Bewitchedness

Be‐witch″ed‐ness (�), n. The state of being bewitched. Gauden.

2227

Bewitcher

Be‐witch″er (�), n. One who bewitches.

2228

Bewitchery

Be‐witch″er‐y (�), n. The power of bewitching or fascinating; bewitchment; charm; fascination.There is a certain bewitchery or fascination in words.South.

2229

Bewitching

Be‐witch″ing, a. Having power to bewitch or fascinate; enchanting; captivating; charming. — Be‐witch″ing‐ly, adv. — Be*witch"ing*ness, n.

2230

Bewitchment

Be‐witch″ment (�), n. 1. The act of bewitching, or the state of being bewitched. Tylor.2. The power of bewitching or charming. Shak.

2231

Bewonder

Be‐won″der (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Bewondered (�).] 1. To fill with wonder.2. To wonder at; to admire.

2232

Bewrap

Be‐wrap″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Bewrapped (�).] To wrap up; to cover. Fairfax.

2233

Bewray

Be‐wray″ (bē̍‐rā″), v. t. To soil. See Beray.

2234

Bewray (2)

Be‐wray″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Bewrayed (–rād″); p. pr. & vb. n.Bewraying.] [OE. bewraien, biwreyen; pref. be- + AS. wrēgan to accuse, betray; akin to OS. wrōgian, OHG. ruogēn, G....

2235

Bewrayer

Be‐wray″er (–ẽr), n. One who, or that which, bewrays; a revealer. Addison.

2236

Bewrayment

Be‐wray″ment (–ment), n. Betrayal.

2237

Bewreck

Be‐wreck″ (�), v. t. To wreck.

2238

Bewreke

Be‐wreke″ (�), v. t. [Pref. be- + wreak.] To wreak; to avenge. Ld. Berners.

2239

Bewrought

Be‐wrought″ (�), a. [Pref. be- + wrought, p. p. of work, v. t.] Embroidered. B. Jonson.

2240

Bey

Bey (bā), n. [See Beg a bey.] A governor of a province or district in the Turkish dominions; also, in some places, a prince or nobleman; a beg; as, the bey of Tunis.

2241

Beylic

Bey″lic (�), n. The territory ruled by a bey.