English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Beleaguered
(imp. & p. p.)
of Beleaguer
Beleaguerer
(n.)
One who beleaguers.
Beleaguering
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Beleaguer
Beleave
(v. t. & i.)
To leave or to be left.
Belecture
(v. t.)
To vex with lectures; to lecture frequently.
Belectured
(imp. & p. p.)
of Belecture
Belecturing
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Belecture
Belee
(v. t.)
To place under the lee, or unfavorably to the wind.
Beleft
(imp. & p. p.)
of Beleave
Belemnite
(n.)
A conical calcareous fossil, tapering to a point at the
lower extremity, with a conical cavity at the other end, where it is
ordinarily broken; but when perfect it contains a small chambered cone,
called the phragmocone, prolonged, on one side, into a delicate concave
blade; the thunderstone. It is the internal shell of a cephalopod
related to the sepia, and belonging to an extinct family. The
belemnites are found in rocks of the Jurassic and Cretaceous ages.
Beleper
(v. t.)
To infect with leprosy.
Belepered
(imp. & p. p.)
of Beleper
Belfry
(n.)
The framing on which a bell is suspended.
Belfry
(n.)
A room in a tower in which a bell is or may be hung; or a
cupola or turret for the same purpose.
Belfry
(n.)
A bell tower, usually attached to a church or other
building, but sometimes separate; a campanile.
Belfry
(n.)
A movable tower erected by besiegers for purposes of attack
and defense.
Belgard
(n.)
A sweet or loving look.
Belgian
(a.)
Of or pertaining to Belgium.
Belgian
(n.)
A native or inhabitant of Belgium.
Belgic
(a.)
Of or pertaining to the Belgae, a German tribe who
anciently possessed the country between the Rhine, the Seine, and the
ocean.