English English Dictionary

p. p. of Bestrew.

of Bestrew

imp. & p. p. Bestick.

of Bestick

To set or adorn, as with studs or bosses; to set thickly; to stud; as, to bestud with stars.

of Bestud

of Bestud

To lure; to cheat.

imp. & p. p. of Beat.

That which is laid, staked, or pledged, as between two parties, upon the event of a contest or any contingent issue; the act of giving such a pledge; a wager.

of Bet

To stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; to wager.

An early form of Better.

A nitrogenous base, C5H11NO2, produced artificially, and also occurring naturally in beet-root molasses and its residues, from which it is extracted as a white crystalline substance; -- called also lycine and oxyneurine. It has a sweetish taste.

To have recourse to; to apply; to resort; to go; -- with a reflexive pronoun.

To take or seize.

To commend or intrust to; to commit to.

of Betake

of Betake

Delivered; committed in trust.