English English Dictionary

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Bedlam (n.)

An insane person; a lunatic; a madman.

Bedlam (n.)

Any place where uproar and confusion prevail.

Bedlam (a.)

Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse.

Bedlamite (n.)

An inhabitant of a madhouse; a madman.

Bedmaker (n.)

One who makes beds.

Bedote (v. t.)

To cause to dote; to deceive.

Bedouin (a.)

Pertaining to the Bedouins; nomad.

Bedouin (n.)

One of the nomadic Arabs who live in tents, and are scattered over Arabia, Syria, and northern Africa, esp. in the deserts.

Bedpan (n.)

A shallow chamber vessel, so constructed that it can be used by a sick person in bed.

Bedpan (n.)

A pan for warming beds.

Bedphere (n.)

See Bedfere.

Bedpiece (n.)

Alt. of Bedplate

Bedplate (n.)

The foundation framing or piece, by which the other parts are supported and held in place; the bed; -- called also baseplate and soleplate.

Bedpost (n.)

One of the four standards that support a bedstead or the canopy over a bedstead.

Bedpost (n.)

Anciently, a post or pin on each side of the bed to keep the clothes from falling off. See Bedstaff.

Bedquilt (n.)

A quilt for a bed; a coverlet.

Bedrabble (v. t.)

To befoul with rain and mud; to drabble.

Bedraggle (v. t.)

To draggle; to soil, as garments which, in walking, are suffered to drag in dust, mud, etc.

Bedraggled (imp. & p. p.)

of Bedraggle

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

of Bedraggle