English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Bed (n.)

A course of stone or brick in a wall.

Bed (n.)

The horizontal surface of a building stone; as, the upper and lower beds.

Bed (n.)

See Gun carriage, and Mortar bed.

Bed (n.)

A layer or seam, or a horizontal stratum between layers; as, a bed of coal, iron, etc.

Bed (n.)

The bottom of a watercourse, or of any body of water; as, the bed of a river.

Bed (n.)

A mass or heap of anything arranged like a bed; as, a bed of ashes or coals.

Bed (n.)

A plat or level piece of ground in a garden, usually a little raised above the adjoining ground.

Bed (n.)

(Used as the symbol of matrimony) Marriage.

Bed (n.)

The place or material in which a block or brick is laid.

Bed rock

The solid rock underlying superficial formations. Also Fig.

Bed screw

A form of jack screw for lifting large bodies, and assisting in launching.

Bed screw

A long screw formerly used to fasten a bedpost to one of the adjacent side pieces.

Bed steps

Steps for mounting a bed of unusual height.

Bed-molding (n.)

Alt. of Bed-moulding

Bed-moulding (n.)

The molding of a cornice immediately below the corona.

Bedabble (v. t.)

To dabble; to sprinkle or wet.

Bedabbled (imp. & p. p.)

of Bedabble

Bedabbling (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Bedabble

Bedaff (v. t.)

To make a daff or fool of.

Bedagat (n.)

The sacred books of the Buddhists in Burmah.