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A course of stone or brick in a wall.
The horizontal surface of a building stone; as, the upper and lower beds.
See Gun carriage, and Mortar bed.
A layer or seam, or a horizontal stratum between layers; as, a bed of coal, iron, etc.
The bottom of a watercourse, or of any body of water; as, the bed of a river.
A mass or heap of anything arranged like a bed; as, a bed of ashes or coals.
A plat or level piece of ground in a garden, usually a little raised above the adjoining ground.
(Used as the symbol of matrimony) Marriage.
The place or material in which a block or brick is laid.
The solid rock underlying superficial formations. Also Fig.
A form of jack screw for lifting large bodies, and assisting in launching.
A long screw formerly used to fasten a bedpost to one of the adjacent side pieces.
Steps for mounting a bed of unusual height.
Alt. of Bed-moulding
The molding of a cornice immediately below the corona.
To dabble; to sprinkle or wet.
of Bedabble
of Bedabble
To make a daff or fool of.
The sacred books of the Buddhists in Burmah.