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.
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.
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.