English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Beguile
(v. t.)
To delude by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or
impose on, as by a false statement; to lure.
Beguile
(v. t.)
To elude, or evade by craft; to foil.
Beguiled
(imp. & p. p.)
of Beguile
Beguilement
(n.)
The act of beguiling, or the state of being beguiled.
Beguiler
(n.)
One who, or that which, beguiles.
Beguiling
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Beguile
Beguiling
(a.)
Alluring by guile; deluding; misleading; diverting.
Beguin
(n.)
See Beghard.
Beguinage
(n.)
A collection of small houses surrounded by a wall and
occupied by a community of Beguines.
Beguine
(n.)
A woman belonging to one of the religious and charitable
associations or communities in the Netherlands, and elsewhere, whose
members live in beguinages and are not bound by perpetual vows.
Begum
(n.)
In the East Indies, a princess or lady of high rank.
of Begin
p. p. of Begin.
Behalf
(n.)
Advantage; favor; stead; benefit; interest; profit;
support; defense; vindication.
Behappen
(v. t.)
To happen to.
Behave
(v. t.)
To manage or govern in point of behavior; to discipline;
to handle; to restrain.
Behave
(v. i.)
To act; to conduct; to bear or carry one's self; as, to
behave well or ill.
Behave
(v. t.)
To carry; to conduct; to comport; to manage; to bear; --
used reflexively.
Behaved
(imp. & p. p.)
of Behave
Behaving
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Behave