English English Dictionary

To adorn with gems, or as with gems.

of Begem

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To procreate, as a father or sire; to generate; -- commonly said of the father.

To get (with child.)

To produce as an effect; to cause to exist.

One who begets; a father.

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Capable of being begged.

To reduce to beggary; to impoverish; as, he had beggared himself.

To cause to seem very poor and inadequate.

One who assumes in argument what he does not prove.

One who is dependent upon others for support; -- a contemptuous or sarcastic use.

One who begs; one who asks or entreats earnestly, or with humility; a petitioner.

One who makes it his business to ask alms.

The prickly fruit or seed of certain plants (as some species of Echinospermum and Cynoglossum) which cling to the clothing of those who brush by them.

The bur marigold (Bidens) and its achenes, which are armed with barbed awns, and adhere to clothing and fleeces with unpleasant tenacity.

of Beggar

The condition of being a beggar; also, the class of beggars.

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