English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Bequeathable
(a.)
Capable of being bequeathed.
Bequeathal
(n.)
The act of bequeathing; bequeathment; bequest.
Bequeathed
(imp. & p. p.)
of Bequeath
Bequeathing
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Bequeath
Bequeathment
(n.)
The act of bequeathing, or the state of being
bequeathed; a bequest.
Bequest
(n.)
The act of bequeathing or leaving by will; as, a bequest
of property by A. to B.
Bequest
(n.)
That which is left by will, esp. personal property; a
legacy; also, a gift.
Bequest
(v. t.)
To bequeath, or leave as a legacy.
old p. p. of Bequeath.
Bequote
(v. t.)
To quote constantly or with great frequency.
Berain
(v. t.)
To rain upon; to wet with rain.
Berained
(imp. & p. p.)
of Berain
Beraining
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Berain
Berate
(v. t.)
To rate or chide vehemently; to scold.
Berated
(imp. & p. p.)
of Berate
Berating
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Berate
Berattle
(v. t.)
To make rattle; to scold vociferously; to cry down.
Beray
(v. t.)
To make foul; to soil; to defile.
Berbe
(n.)
An African genet (Genetta pardina). See Genet.
Berber
(n.)
A member of a race somewhat resembling the Arabs, but often
classed as Hamitic, who were formerly the inhabitants of the whole of
North Africa from the Mediterranean southward into the Sahara, and who
still occupy a large part of that region; -- called also Kabyles. Also,
the language spoken by this people.