Chapter 145

Beg"gar's ticks` (?) . The bur marigold ( Bidens ) and its achenes, which are armed with barbed awns, and adhere to clothing and fleeces with unpleasant tenacity.

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Beg"gar*y (?) , n. [OE. beggerie . See Beggar , n. ] 1. The act of begging; the state of being a beggar; mendicancy; extreme poverty.

2. Beggarly appearance. [R.]

The freedom and the beggary of the old studio. Thackeray.

Syn. -- Indigence; want; penury; mendicancy.

Beggary <Xpage=132>

Beg"gar*y , a. Beggarly. [Obs.]

B. Jonson.

Beggestere <Xpage=132>

Beg"ge*stere (?) , n. [ Beg + -ster .] A beggar. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

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Be*ghard" Be*guard" (?) , n. [F. b\'82gard , b\'82guard ; cf. G. beghard , LL. Beghardus , Begihardus , Begardus . Prob. from the root of beguine + -ard or -hard . See Beguine .] (Eccl. Hist.) One of an association of religious laymen living in imitation of the Beguines. They arose in the thirteenth century, were afterward subjected to much persecution, and were suppressed by Innocent X. in 1650. Called also Beguins .

Begild <Xpage=132>

Be*gild" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Begilded or Begilt (#) .] To gild.

B. Jonson.

Begin <Xpage=132>

Be*gin" (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Began (#) , Begun (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Beginning (#) .] [AS. beginnan (akin to OS. biginnan , D. & G. beginnen , OHG. biginnan , Goth., du-ginnan , Sw. begynna , Dan. begynde ); pref. be- + an assumed ginnan . &root;31. See Gin to begin.] 1. To have or commence an independent or first existence; to take rise; to commence.

Vast chain of being! which from God began . Pope.

2. To do the first act or the first part of an action; to enter upon or commence something new, as a new form or state of being, or course of action; to take the first step; to start. "Tears began to flow."

Dryden.

When I begin , I will also make an end. 1 Sam. iii. 12.

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Be*gin" , v. t. 1. To enter on; to commence.

Ye nymphs of Solyma ! begin the song. Pope.

2. To trace or lay the foundation of; to make or place a beginning of.

The apostle begins our knowledge in the creatures, which leads us to the knowledge of God. Locke.

Syn. -- To commence; originate; set about; start.

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Be*gin" , n. Beginning. [Poetic & Obs.]

Spenser.

Beginner <Xpage=132>

Be*gin"ner (?) , n. One who begins or originates anything. Specifically: A young or inexperienced practitioner or student; a tyro.

A sermon of a new beginner . Swift.

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Be*gin"ning (?) , n. 1. The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Gen. i. 1.

2. That which begins or originates something; the first cause; origin; source.

I am . . . the beginning and the ending. Rev. i. 8.

3. That which is begun; a rudiment or element.

Mighty things from small beginnings grow. Dryden.

4. Enterprise. "To hinder our beginnings ."

Shak.

Syn. -- Inception; prelude; opening; threshold; origin; outset; foundation.

Begird <Xpage=132>

Be*gird" (?) , v. t. [ imp. Begirt (?) , Begirded ; p. p. Begirt ; p. pr. & vb. n. Begirding .] [AS. begyrdan (akin to Goth. bigairdan ); pref. be- + gyrdan to gird.] 1. To bind with a band or girdle; to gird.

2. To surround as with a band; to encompass.

Begirdle <Xpage=132>

Be*gir"dle (?) , v. t. To surround as with a girdle.

Begirt <Xpage=132>

Be*girt" (?) , v. t. To encompass; to begird.

Milton.

Beglerbeg <Xpage=132>

Beg"ler*beg` (?) , n. [Turk. beglerbeg , fr. beg , pl. begler . See Beg , n. ] The governor of a province of the Ottoman empire, next in dignity to the grand vizier.

Begnaw <Xpage=132>

Be*gnaw" (?) , v. t. [ p. p. Begnawed (?) , (R.) Begnawn (<?/) .] [AS. begnagan ; pref. be- + gnagan to gnaw.] To gnaw; to eat away; to corrode.

The worm of conscience still begnaw thy soul. Shak.

Begod <Xpage=132>

Be*god" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Begodded .] To exalt to the dignity of a god; to deify. [Obs.] " Begodded saints."

South.

Begone <Xpage=132>

Be*gone" (?) , interj. [ Be , v. i. + gone , p. p.] Go away; depart; get you gone.

Begone <Xpage=132>

Be*gone" , p. p. [OE. begon , AS. big\'ben ; pref. be- + g\'ben to go.] Surrounded; furnished; beset; environed (as in woe- begone ). [Obs.]

Gower. Chaucer.

Begonia <Xpage=132>

Be*go"ni*a (?) , n. [From Michel Begon , a promoter of botany.] (Bot.) A genus of plants, mostly of tropical America, many species of which are grown as ornamental plants. The leaves are curiously one-sided, and often exhibit brilliant colors.

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Begore <Xpage=133>

Be*gore" (?) , v. t. To besmear with gore.

Begot <Xpage=133>

Be*got" (?) , imp. & p. p. of Beget .

Begotten <Xpage=133>

Be*got"ten (?) , p. p. of Beget .

Begrave <Xpage=133>

Be*grave" (?) , v. t. [Pref. be- + grave ; akin to G. begraben , Goth. bigraban to dig a ditch around.] To bury; also, to engrave. [Obs.]

Gower.

Begrease <Xpage=133>

Be*grease" (?) , v. t. To soil or daub with grease or other oily matter.

Begrime <Xpage=133>

Be*grime" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Begrimed (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Begriming .] To soil with grime or dirt deeply impressed or rubbed in.

Books falling to pieces and begrimed with dust. Macaulay.

Begrimer <Xpage=133>

Be*grim"er (?) , n. One who, or that which, begrimes.

Begrudge <Xpage=133>

Be*grudge" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Begrudged (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Begrudging .] To grudge; to envy the possession of.

Beguile <Xpage=133>

Be*guile" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Beguiled (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Beguiling .] 1. To delude by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or impose on, as by a false statement; to lure.

The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. Gen. iii. 13.

2. To elude, or evade by craft; to foil. [Obs.]

When misery could beguile the tyrant's rage. Shak.

3. To cause the time of to pass without notice; to relieve the tedium or weariness of; to while away; to divert.

Ballads . . . to beguile his incessant wayfaring. W. Irving.

Syn. -- To delude; deceive; cheat; insnare; mislead; amuse; divert; entertain.

Beguilement <Xpage=133>

Be*guile"ment (?) , n. The act of beguiling, or the state of being beguiled.

Beguiler <Xpage=133>

Be*guil"er (?) , n. One who, or that which, beguiles.

Beguiling <Xpage=133>

Be*guil"ing , a. Alluring by guile; deluding; misleading; diverting. -- Be*guil"ing*ly , adv.

Beguin <Xpage=133>

Be`guin" (?) , n. [F.] See Beghard .

Beguinage <Xpage=133>

Be`gui`nage" (?) , n. [F.] A collection of small houses surrounded by a wall and occupied by a community of Beguines.

Beguine <Xpage=133>

Be`guine" (?) , n. [F. b\'82guine ; LL. beguina , beghina ; fr. Lambert le B\'8ague (the Stammerer) the founder of the order. ( Du Cange .)] A woman belonging to one of the religious and charitable associations or communities in the Netherlands, and elsewhere, whose members live in beguinages and are not bound by perpetual vows.

Begum <Xpage=133>

Be"gum (?) , n. [Per., fr. Turk., perh. properly queen mother, fr. Turk. beg (see Beg , n. ) + Ar. umm mother.] In the East Indies, a princess or lady of high rank.

Malcom.

Begun <Xpage=133>

Be*gun" (?) , p. p. of Begin .

Behalf <Xpage=133>

Be*half" (?) , n. [OE. on-behalve in the name of, bihalven by the side of, fr. AS. healf half, also side, part: akin to G. halb half, halber on account of. See Be- , and Half , n. ] Advantage; favor; stead; benefit; interest; profit; support; defense; vindication.

In behalf of his mistress's beauty. Sir P. Sidney.

Against whom he had contracted some prejudice in behalf of his nation. Clarendon.

In behalf of , in the interest of. -- On behalf of , on account of; on the part of.

Behappen <Xpage=133>

Be*hap"pen (?) , v. t. To happen to. [Obs.]

Behave <Xpage=133>

Be*have" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Behaved (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Behaving .] [AS. behabban to surround, restrain, detain (akin to G. gehaben (obs.) to have, sich gehaben to behave or carry one's self); pref. be- + habban to have. See Have , v. t. ] 1. To manage or govern in point of behavior; to discipline; to handle; to restrain. [Obs.]

He did behave his anger ere 't was spent. Shak.

2. To carry; to conduct; to comport; to manage; to bear; -- used reflexively.

Those that behaved themselves manfully. 2 Macc. ii. 21.

Behave <Xpage=133>

Be*have" , v. i. To act; to conduct; to bear or carry one's self; as, to behave well or ill .

&hand; This verb is often used colloquially without an adverb of manner; as, if he does not behave , he will be punished. It is also often applied to inanimate objects; as, the ship behaved splendidly.

Behavior <Xpage=133>

Be*hav"ior (?) , n. Manner of behaving, whether good or bad; mode of conducting one's self; conduct; deportment; carriage; -- used also of inanimate objects; as, the behavior of a ship in a storm; the behavior of the magnetic needle.

A gentleman that is very singular in his behavior . Steele.

To be upon one's good behavior , To be put upon one's good behavior , to be in a state of trial, in which something important depends on propriety of conduct. -- During good behavior , while (or so long as) one conducts one's self with integrity and fidelity or with propriety.

Syn. -- Bearing; demeanor; manner. -- Behavior , Conduct . Behavior is the mode in which we have or bear ourselves in the presence of others or toward them; conduct is the mode of our carrying ourselves forward in the concerns of life. Behavior respects our manner of acting in particular cases; conduct refers to the general tenor of our actions. We may say of soldiers, that their conduct had been praiseworthy during the whole campaign, and their behavior admirable in every instance when they met the enemy.

Behead <Xpage=133>

Be*head" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Beheaded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Beheading .] [OE. bihefden , AS. behe\'a0fdian ; pref. be- + he\'a0fod head. See Head .] To sever the head from; to take off the head of.

Beheadal <Xpage=133>

Be*head"al (?) , n. Beheading. [Modern]

Beheld <Xpage=133>

Be*held" (?) , imp. & p. p. of Behold .

Behemoth <Xpage=133>

Be"he*moth (?) , n. [Heb. behem<?/th , fr. Egyptian P-ehe-maut hippopotamus.] An animal, probably the hippopotamus, described in Job xl. 15-24 .

Behen, Behn <Xpage=133>

Be"hen (?) , Behn (?) , n. [Per. & Ar. bahman , behmen , an herb, whose leaves resemble ears of corn, saffron.] (Bot.) (a) The Centaurea behen , or saw-leaved centaury. (b) The Cucubalus behen , or bladder campion, now called Silene inflata . (c) The Statice limonium , or sea lavender.

Behest <Xpage=133>

Be*hest" (?) , n. [OE. biheste promise, command, AS. beh<?/s promise; pref. be- + h<?/s command. See Hest , Hight .] 1. That which is willed or ordered; a command; a mandate; an injunction.

To do his master's high behest . Sir W. Scott.

2. A vow; a promise. [Obs.]

The time is come that I should send it her, if I keep the behest that I have made. Paston.

Behest <Xpage=133>

Be*hest" , v. t. To vow. [Obs.]

Paston.

Behete <Xpage=133>

Be*hete" (?) , v. t. See Behight . [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Behight <Xpage=133>

Be*hight" (?) , v. t. [ imp. Behight ; p. p. Behight , Behoten .] [OE. bihaten , AS. beh\'betan to vow, promise; pref. be- + h\'betan to call, command. See Hight , v. ] [Obs. in all its senses.] 1. To promise; to vow.

Behight by vow unto the chaste Minerve. Surrey.

2. To give in trust; to commit; to intrust.

The keys are to thy hand behight . Spenser.

3. To adjudge; to assign by authority.

The second was to Triamond behight . Spenser.

4. To mean, or intend.

More than heart behighteth . Mir. for Mag.

5. To consider or esteem to be; to declare to be.

All the lookers-on him dead behight . Spenser.

6. To call; to name; to address.

Whom . . . he knew and thus behight . Spenser.

7. To command; to order.

He behight those gates to be unbarred. Spenser.

Behight <Xpage=133>

Be*hight" , n. A vow; a promise. [Obs.]

Surrey.

Behind <Xpage=133>

Be*hind" (?) , prep. [AS. behindan ; pref. be- + hindan . See Hind , a. ] 1. On the side opposite the front or nearest part; on the back side of; at the back of; on the other side of; as, behind a door; behind a hill.

A tall Brabanter, behind whom I stood. Bp. Hall.

2. Left after the departure of, whether this be by removing to a distance or by death.

A small part of what he left behind him. Pope.

3. Left a distance by, in progress of improvement Hence: Inferior to in dignity, rank, knowledge, or excellence, or in any achievement.

I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles. 2 Cor. xi. 5.

Behind <Xpage=133>

Be*hind" , adv. 1. At the back part; in the rear. "I shall not lag behind ."

Milton.

2. Toward the back part or rear; backward; as, to look behind .

3. Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining.

We can not be sure that there is no evidence behind . Locke.

4. Backward in time or order of succession; past.

Forgetting those things which are behind . Phil. ii. 13.

5. After the departure of another; as, to stay behind .

Leave not a rack behind . Shak.

Behind <Xpage=133>

Be*hind" , n. The backside; the rump. [Low]

Behindhand <Xpage=133>

Be*hind"hand` (?) , adv. & a. [ Behind + hand .]

1. In arrears financially; in a state where expenditures have exceeded the receipt of funds.

2. In a state of backwardness, in respect to what is seasonable or appropriate, or as to what should have been accomplished; not equally forward with some other person or thing; dilatory; backward; late; tardy; as, behindhand in studies or in work .

In this also [dress] the country are very much behindhand . Addison.

Behither <Xpage=133>

Be*hith"er (?) , prep. On this side of. [Obs.]

Two miles behither Clifden. Evelyn.

Behold <Xpage=133>

Be*hold" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Beheld (<?/) ( p. p . formerly Beholden (<?/) , now used only as a p. a .); p. pr. & vb. n . Beholding .] [OE. bihalden , biholden , AS. behealdan to hold, have in sight; pref. be- + healdan to hold, keep; akin to G. behalten to hold, keep. See Hold .] To have in sight; to see clearly; to look at; to regard with the eyes.

When he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. Num. xxi. 9.

Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. John. i. 29.

Syn. -- To scan; gaze; regard; descry; view; discern.

Behold <Xpage=133>

Be*hold" , v. i. To direct the eyes to, or fix them upon, an object; to look; to see.

And I beheld , and, lo, in the midst of the throne, . . . a lamb as it had been slain. Rev. v. 6.

Beholden <Xpage=133>

Be*hold"en (?) , p. a. [Old p. p. of behold , used in the primitive sense of the simple verb hold .] Obliged; bound in gratitude; indebted.

But being so beholden to the Prince. Tennyson.

Beholder <Xpage=133>

Be*hold"er (?) , n. One who beholds; a spectator.

Beholding <Xpage=133>

Be*hold"ing , a. Obliged; beholden. [Obs.]

I was much bound and beholding to the right reverend father. Robynson (More's Utopia).

So much hath Oxford been beholding to her nephews, or sister's children. Fuller.

Beholding <Xpage=133>

Be*hold"ing , n. The act of seeing; sight; also, that which is beheld.

Shak.

Beholdingness <Xpage=133>

Be*hold"ing*ness , n. , The state of being obliged or beholden. [Obs.]

Sir P. Sidney.

Behoof <Xpage=133>