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Bel"ly*cheat` (?) , n. An apron or covering for the front of the person. [Obs.]

Beau. & Fl.

Bellycheer <Xpage=135>

Bel"ly*cheer` (?) , n. [Perh. from F. belle ch\'8are .] Good cheer; viands. [Obs.] " Bellycheer and banquets." Rowlands . "Loaves and bellycheer ." Milton .

Bellycheer <Xpage=135>

Bel"ly*cheer` , v. i. To revel; to feast. [Obs.]

A pack of clergymen [assembled] by themselves to bellycheer in their presumptuous Sion. Milton.

Bellyful <Xpage=135>

Bel"ly*ful (?) , n. As much as satisfies the appetite. Hence: A great abundance; more than enough.

Lloyd.

King James told his son that he would have his bellyful of parliamentary impeachments. Johnson.

Belly-god <Xpage=135>

Bel"ly-god` (?) , n. One whose great pleasure it is to gratify his appetite; a glutton; an epicure.

Belly-pinched <Xpage=135>

Bel"ly-pinched` (?) , a. Pinched with hunger; starved. "The belly-pinched wolf."

Shak.

Belock <Xpage=135>

Be*lock" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Belocked (#) .] [Pref. be- + lock : cf. AS. bel<?/can .] To lock, or fasten as with a lock. [Obs.]

Shak.

Belomancy <Xpage=135>

Bel"o*man`cy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ ; <?/ arrow + <?/ a diviner: cf. F. b\'82lomancie .] A kind of divination anciently practiced by means of marked arrows drawn at random from a bag or quiver, the marks on the arrows drawn being supposed to foreshow the future.

Encyc. Brit.

Belong <Xpage=135>

Be*long" (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Belonged (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Belonging .] [OE. belongen (akin to D. belangen to concern, G. belangen to attain to, to concern); pref. be- + longen to desire. See Long , v. i. ] [Usually construed with to .] 1. To be the property of ; as, Jamaica belongs to Great Britain .

2. To be a part of , or connected with ; to be appendant or related; to owe allegiance or service.

A desert place belonging to . . . Bethsaids. Luke ix. 10.

The mighty men which belonged to David. 1 Kings i. 8.

3. To be the concern or proper business or function of ; to appertain to . "Do not interpretations belong to God ?"

Gen. xl. 8.

4. To be suitable for ; to be due to .

Strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age. Heb. v. 14.

No blame belongs to thee. Shak.

5. To be native to , or an inhabitant of ; esp. to have a legal residence, settlement, or inhabitancy, whether by birth or operation of law, so as to be entitled to maintenance by the parish or town.

Bastards also are settled in the parishes to which the mothers belong . Blackstone.

Belong <Xpage=135>

Be*long" (?) , v. t. To be deserved by. [Obs.]

More evils belong us than happen to us. B. Jonson.

Belonging <Xpage=135>

Be*long"ing , n. [Commonly in the pl .] 1. That which belongs to one; that which pertains to one; hence, goods or effects. "Thyself and thy belongings ."

Shak.

2. That which is connected with a principal or greater thing; an appendage; an appurtenance.

3. Family; relations; household. [Colloq.]

Few persons of her ladyship's belongings stopped, before they did her bidding, to ask her reasons. Thackeray.

Belonite <Xpage=135>

Bel"o*nite (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ a needle.] (Min.) Minute acicular or dendritic crystalline forms sometimes observed in glassy volcanic rocks.

Belooche Beloochee <Xpage=135>

Bel*oo"che Bel*oo"chee (?) , a. Of or pertaining to Beloochistan, or to its inhabitants. -- n. A native or an inhabitant of Beloochistan.

Belord <Xpage=135>

Be*lord" (?) , v. t. 1. To act the lord over.

2. To address by the title of "lord".

Belove <Xpage=135>

Be*love" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Beloved (#) .] [OE. bilufien . See pref. Be- , and Love , v. t. ] To love. [Obs.]

Wodroephe.

Beloved <Xpage=135>

Be*loved" (?) , p. p. & a. Greatly loved; dear to the heart.

Antony, so well beloved of C\'91sar. Shak.

This is my beloved Son. Matt. iii. 17.

Beloved <Xpage=135>

Be*lov"ed (?) , n. One greatly loved.

My beloved is mine, and I am his. Cant. ii. 16.

Below <Xpage=135>

Be*low" (?) , prep. [Pref. be- by + low .] 1. Under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; as, below the moon; below the knee.

Shak.

2. Inferior to in rank, excellence, dignity, value, amount, price, etc.; lower in quality. "One degree below kings."

Addison.

3. Unworthy of; unbefitting; beneath.

They beheld, with a just loathing and disdain, . . . how below all history the persons and their actions were. Milton.

Who thinks no fact below his regard. Hallam.

Syn. -- Underneath; under; beneath.

Below <Xpage=135>

Be*low" , adv. 1. In a lower place, with respect to any object; in a lower room; beneath.

Lord Marmion waits below . Sir W. Scott.

2. On the earth, as opposed to the heavens.

The fairest child of Jove below . Prior.

3. In hell, or the regions of the dead.

What businesss brought him to the realms below . Dryden.

4. In court or tribunal of inferior jurisdiction; as, at the trial below .

Wheaton.

5. In some part or page following.

Belowt <Xpage=135>

Be*lowt" (?) , v. t. To treat as a lout; to talk abusively to. [Obs.]

Camden.

Belsire <Xpage=135>

Bel"sire` (?) , n. [Pref. bel- + sire . Cf. Beldam .] A grandfather, or ancestor. "His great belsir e Brute." [Obs.]

Drayton.

Belswagger <Xpage=135>

Bel"swag`ger (?) , n. [Contr. from bellyswagger .] A lewd man; also, a bully. [Obs.]

Dryden.

Belt <Xpage=135>

Belt (?) , n. [AS. belt ; akin to Icel. belti , Sw. b\'84lte , Dan. b\'91lte , OHG. balz , L. balteus , Ir. & Gael. balt bo<?/der, belt.] 1. That which engirdles a person or thing; a band or girdle; as, a lady's belt ; a sword belt .

The shining belt with gold inlaid. Dryden.

2. That which restrains or confines as a girdle.

He cannot buckle his distempered cause Within the belt of rule. Shak.

3. Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe; as, a belt of trees; a belt of sand.

4. (Arch.) Same as Band , n. , 2. A very broad band is more properly termed a belt .

5. (Astron.) One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds.

6. (Geog.) A narrow passage or strait; as, the Great Belt and the Lesser Belt , leading to the Baltic Sea .

7. (Her.) A token or badge of knightly rank.

8. (Mech.) A band of leather, or other flexible substance, passing around two wheels, and communicating motion from one to the other. [See Illust . of Pulley .]

9. (Nat. Hist.) A band or stripe, as of color, round any organ; or any circular ridge or series of ridges.

Belt lacing , thongs used for lacing together the ends of machine belting.

Belt <Xpage=135>

Belt , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Belted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Belting .] To encircle with, or as with, a belt; to encompass; to surround.

A coarse black robe belted round the waist. C. Reade.

They belt him round with hearts undaunted. Wordsworth.

2. To shear, as the buttocks and tails of sheep. [Prov. Eng.]

Halliwell.

Beltane <Xpage=135>

Bel"tane (?) , n. [Gael. bealltainn , bealltuinn .]

1. The first day of May (Old Style).

The quarter-days anciently in Scotland were Hallowmas, Candlemas, Beltane , and Lammas. New English Dict.

2. A festival of the heathen Celts on the first day of May, in the observance of which great bonfires were kindled. It still exists in a modified form in some parts of Scotland and Ireland.

Belted <Xpage=135>

Belt"ed (?) , a. 1. Encircled by, or secured with, a belt; as, a belted plaid; girt with a belt, as an honorary distinction; as, a belted knight ; a belted earl.

2. Marked with a band or circle; as, a belted stalk .

3. Worn in, or suspended from, the belt.

Three men with belted brands. Sir W. Scott.

Belted cattle , cattle originally from Dutch stock, having a broad band of white round the middle, while the rest of the body is black; -- called also blanketed cattle .

Beltein, Beltin <Xpage=135>

Bel"tein (?) , Bel"tin (?) , n. See Beltane .

Belting <Xpage=135>

Belt"ing (?) , n. The material of which belts for machinery are made; also, belts, taken collectively.

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Beluga <Xpage=136>

Be*lu"ga (?) , n. [Russ. bieluga a sort of large sturgeon, prop. white fish, fr. bieluii white.] (Zo\'94l.) A cetacean allied to the dolphins.

&hand; The northern beluga ( Delphinapterus catodon ) is the white whale and white fish of the whalers. It grows to be from twelve to eighteen feet long.

Belute <Xpage=136>

Be*lute" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Beluted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Beluting .] [Pref. be- + L. lutum mud.] To bespatter, as with mud. [R.]

Sterne.

Belvedere <Xpage=136>

Bel`ve*dere" (?) , n. [It., fr. bello , bel , beautiful + vedere to see.] (Arch.) A small building, or a part of a building, more or less open, constructed in a place commanding a fine prospect.

Belzebuth <Xpage=136>

Bel"ze*buth (?) , n. [From Beelzebub .] (Zo\'94l.) A spider monkey ( Ateles belzebuth ) of Brazil.

Bema <Xpage=136>

Be"ma (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ step, platform.]

1. (Gr. Antiq.) A platform from which speakers addressed an assembly.

Mitford.

2. (Arch.) (a) That part of an early Christian church which was reserved for the higher clergy; the inner or eastern part of the chancel. (b) Erroneously: A pulpit.

Bemad <Xpage=136>

Be*mad" (?) , v. t. To make mad. [Obs.]

Fuller.

Bemangle <Xpage=136>

Be*man"gle (?) , v. t. To mangle; to tear asunder. [R.]

Beaumont.

Bemask <Xpage=136>

Be*mask" (?) , v. t. To mask; to conceal.

Bemaster <Xpage=136>

Be*mas"ter (?) , v. t. To master thoroughly.

Bemaul <Xpage=136>

Be*maul" (?) , v. t. To maul or beat severely; to bruise. "In order to bemaul Yorick."

Sterne.

Bemaze <Xpage=136>

Be*maze (?) , v. t. [OE. bimasen ; pref. be- + masen to maze.] To bewilder.

Intellects bemazed in endless doubt. Cowper.

Bemean <Xpage=136>

Be*mean" (?) , v. t. To make mean; to lower.

C. Reade.

Bemeet <Xpage=136>

Be*meet" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bemet (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Bemeeting .] To meet. [Obs.]

Our very loving sister, well bemet . Shak.

Bemete <Xpage=136>

Be*mete" (?) , v. t. To mete. [Obs.]

Shak.

Bemingle <Xpage=136>

Be*min"gle (?) , v. t. To mingle; to mix.

Bemire <Xpage=136>

Be*mire" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bemired (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Bemiring .] To drag through, encumber with, or fix in, the mire; to soil by passing through mud or dirt.

Bemired and benighted in the dog. Burke.

Bemist <Xpage=136>

Be*mist" (?) , v. t. To envelop in mist. [Obs.]

Bemoan <Xpage=136>

Be*moan" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bemoaned (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Bemoaning .] [OE. bimenen , AS. bem<?/nan ; pref. be- + m<?/nan to moan. See Moan .] To express deep grief for by moaning; to express sorrow for; to lament; to bewail; to pity or sympathize with.

Implores their pity, and his pain bemoans . Dryden.

Syn. -- See Deplore .

Bemoaner <Xpage=136>

Be*moan"er (?) , n. One who bemoans.

Bemock <Xpage=136>

Be*mock" (?) , v. t. To mock; to ridicule.

Bemock the modest moon. Shak.

Bemoil <Xpage=136>

Be*moil" (?) , v. t. [Pref. be- + moil , fr. F. mouiller to wet; but cf. also OE. bimolen to soil, fr. AS. m\'bel spot: cf. E. mole .] To soil or encumber with mire and dirt. [Obs.]

Shak.

Bemol <Xpage=136>

Be"mol (?) , n. [F. b\'82mol , fr. b\'82 <?/ + mol soft.] (Mus.) The sign <?/; the same as B flat. [Obs.]

Bemonster <Xpage=136>

Be*mon"ster (?) , v. t. To make monstrous or like a monster. [Obs.]

Shak.

Bemourn <Xpage=136>

Be*mourn" (?) , v. t. To mourn over.

Wyclif.

Bemuddle <Xpage=136>

Be*mud"dle (?) , v. t. To muddle; to stupefy or bewilder; to confuse.

Bemuffle <Xpage=136>

Be*muf"fle (?) , v. t. To cover as with a muffler; to wrap up.

Bemuffled with the externals of religion. Sterne.

Bemuse <Xpage=136>

Be*muse" (?) , v. t. To muddle, daze, or partially stupefy, as with liquor.

A parson much bemused in beer. Pope.

Ben, Ben nut <Xpage=136>

Ben (?) , Ben" nut` (?) . [Ar. b\'ben , name of the tree.] (Bot.) The seed of one or more species of moringa; as, oil of ben . See Moringa .

Ben <Xpage=136>

Ben , adv. & prep. [AS. binnan ; pref. be- by + innan within, in in.] Within; in; in or into the interior; toward the inner apartment. [Scot.]

Ben <Xpage=136>

Ben , n. [See Ben , adv .] The inner or principal room in a hut or house of two rooms; -- opposed to but , the outer apartment. [Scot.]

Ben <Xpage=136>

Ben . An old form of the pl. indic. pr. of Be . [Obs.]

Bename <Xpage=136>

Be*name" (?) , v. t. [ p. p. Benamed , Benempt .] To promise; to name. [Obs.]

Bench <Xpage=136>

Bench (?) , n. ; pl. Benches (#) . [OE. bench , benk , AS. benc ; akin to Sw. b\'84nk , Dan b\'91nk , Icel. bekkr , OS., D., & G. bank . Cf. Bank , Beach .] 1. A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length.

Mossy benches supplied the place of chairs. Sir W. Scott.

2. A long table at which mechanics and other work; as, a carpenter's bench .

3. The seat where judges sit in court.

To pluck down justice from your awful bench . Shak.

4. The persons who sit as judges; the court; as, the opinion of the full bench . See King's Bench .

5. A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public; -- so named because the animals are usually placed on benches or raised platforms.

6. A conformation like a bench; a long stretch of flat ground, or a kind of natural terrace, near a lake or river.

Bench mark (Leveling) , one of a number of marks along a line of survey, affixed to permanent objects, to show where leveling staffs were placed. -- Bench of bishops , the whole body of English prelates assembled in council. -- Bench plane , any plane used by carpenters and joiners for working a flat surface, as jack planes, long planes. -- Bench show , an exhibition of dogs. -- Bench table (Arch.) , a projecting course at the base of a building, or round a pillar, sufficient to form a seat.

Bench <Xpage=136>

Bench (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Benched (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Benching .] 1. To furnish with benches.

'T was benched with turf. Dryden.

Stately theaters benched crescentwise. Tennyson.

2. To place on a bench or seat of honor.

Whom I . . . have benched and reared to worship. Shak.

Bench <Xpage=136>

Bench , v. i. To sit on a seat of justice. [R.]

Shak.

Bencher <Xpage=136>

Bench"er (?) , n. 1. (Eng. Law) One of the senior and governing members of an Inn of Court.

2. An alderman of a corporation. [Eng.]

Ashmole.

3. A member of a court or council. [Obs.]

Shak.

4. One who frequents the benches of a tavern; an idler. [Obs.]

Bench warrant <Xpage=136>

Bench" war`rant (?) . (Law) A process issued by a presiding judge or by a court against a person guilty of some contempt, or indicted for some crime; -- so called in distinction from a justice's warrant .

Bend <Xpage=136>

Bend (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bended or Bent (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Bending .] [AS. bendan to bend, fr. bend a band, bond, fr. bindan to bind. See Bind , v. t. , and cf. 3d & 4th Bend .] 1. To strain or move out of a straight line; to crook by straining; to make crooked; to curve; to make ready for use by drawing into a curve; as, to bend a bow; to bend the knee.

2. To turn toward some certain point; to direct; to incline. " Bend thine ear to supplication."

Milton.

Towards Coventry bend we our course. Shak.

Bending her eyes . . . upon her parent. Sir W. Scott.

3. To apply closely or with interest; to direct.