English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
Dictionary
Beating
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Beat
Beating
(n.)
The process of sailing against the wind by tacks in zigzag
direction.
Beating
(n.)
Pulsative sounds. See Beat, n.
Beating
(n.)
Pulsation; throbbing; as, the beating of the heart.
Beating
(n.)
The act of striking or giving blows; punishment or
chastisement by blows.
Beatitude
(n.)
Any one of the nine declarations (called the
Beatitudes), made in the Sermon on the Mount (Matt. v. 3-12), with
regard to the blessedness of those who are distinguished by certain
specified virtues.
Beatitude
(n.)
Beatification.
Beatitude
(n.)
Felicity of the highest kind; consummate bliss.
Beau
(n.)
A man who takes great care to dress in the latest fashion; a
dandy.
Beau
(n.)
A man who escorts, or pays attentions to, a lady; an escort;
a lover.
A conception or image of consummate beauty, moral or
physical, formed in the mind, free from all the deformities, defects,
and blemishes seen in actual existence; an ideal or faultless standard
or model.
The fashionable world; people of fashion and gayety.
Beaucatcher
(n.)
A small flat curl worn on the temple by women.
Beaufet
(n.)
A niche, cupboard, or sideboard for plate, china, glass,
etc.; a buffet.
Beaufin
(n.)
See Biffin.
Beauish
(n.)
Like a beau; characteristic of a beau; foppish; fine.
Beaupere
(n.)
A father.
Beaupere
(n.)
A companion.
Beaus
(pl. )
of Beau
Beauseant
(n.)
The black and white standard of the Knights Templars.