English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Bete (v. t.)

To better; to mend. See Beete.

Bete (v. t.)

To renew or enkindle (a fire).

Bete (v. t.)

To mend; to repair.

Bete noire

Something especially hated or dreaded; a bugbear.

Beteela (n.)

An East India muslin, formerly used for cravats, veils, etc.

Beteem (a.)

To give ; to bestow; to grant; to accord; to consent.

Beteem (a.)

To allow; to permit; to suffer.

Betel (n.)

A species of pepper (Piper betle), the leaves of which are chewed, with the areca or betel nut and a little shell lime, by the inhabitants of the East Indies. It is a woody climber with ovate many-nerved leaves.

Betel nut

The nutlike seed of the areca palm, chewed in the East with betel leaves (whence its name) and shell lime.

Betelguese (n.)

A bright star of the first magnitude, near one shoulder of Orion.

Bethabara wood

A highly elastic wood, used for fishing rods, etc. The tree is unknown, but it is thought to be East Indian.

Bethel (n.)

A place of worship; a hallowed spot.

Bethel (n.)

A chapel for dissenters.

Bethel (n.)

A house of worship for seamen.

Bethink (v. t.)

To call to mind; to recall or bring to recollection, reflection, or consideration; to think; to consider; -- generally followed by a reflexive pronoun, often with of or that before the subject of thought.

Bethink (v. i.)

To think; to recollect; to consider.

Bethinking (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Bethink

Bethlehem (n.)

In the Ethiopic church, a small building attached to a church edifice, in which the bread for the eucharist is made.

Bethlehem (n.)

A hospital for lunatics; -- corrupted into bedlam.

Bethlehemite (n.)

Alt. of Bethlemite