English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Beggarism (n.)
Beggary.
The quality or state of being beggarly; meanness.
Beggarly (a.)
In the condition of, or like, a beggar; suitable for a beggar; extremely indigent; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible.
Beggarly (a.)
Produced or occasioned by beggary.
Beggarly (adv.)
In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar.
Beggary (n.)
The act of begging; the state of being a beggar; mendicancy; extreme poverty.
Beggary (n.)
Beggarly appearance.
Beggary (a.)
Beggarly.
Begged (imp. & p. p.)
of Beg
Beggestere (n.)
A beggar.
Begging (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Beg
Beghard (n.)
Alt. of Beguard
Begild (v. t.)
To gild.
Begilded (imp. & p. p.)
of Begild
of Begild
Begin (v. t.)
To trace or lay the foundation of; to make or place a beginning of.
Begin (v. t.)
To enter on; to commence.
Begin (v. i.)
To have or commence an independent or first existence; to take rise; to commence.
Begin (v. i.)
To do the first act or the first part of an action; to enter upon or commence something new, as a new form or state of being, or course of action; to take the first step; to start.
Begin (n.)
Beginning.