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Show BE B E-E Be'oriTE. 2. /. [from bed and rite.] Th privilege of the marriage bed 2. An induftrious and careful perfon. Thi fignification is only ufed in familiar lan BE'DLAM. . /. [corrupted from Berhlehem, the nam London of a religious houfe i into a afterward converte hofpital for the mad and lunatick. 1. A madhoufe ; a place appointed fo the cure of lunacy 2. A madman ; a lunatick, and inhabitan of Bedlam Let 's follow the old earl, and get the éedlu To lead him where he would; his roguifh madnef Allows itfelf to any thing Be'pLaM. adj. [from the noun. Shakefpeare Belong ing to a madhoufe ; fit for a madhoufe The country gives me proof and preceden Of bedlam beggars, who with roaring voice Strike in their numb'd and mortify'd bare arm Pins, wooden pricks Shake[peare Be'prLamITE 2 / [from bedlam. A inhabitant of Bedlam ; a madman If wild ambition i Alas! thou boaft'ft th In thefe poor bedlamite Thyfelf lefs innocentl thy bofom reign fober fenfe in vain thyfelf furvey mad than they. Firzgorald Be'pmakERr. n fi [from bed and mate. A perfon in the univerfities, whofe offic it is to make the beds, and clean th chambers 1 was deeply in love wit my bedmaker, upo ~which I was rufticated for ever Spectator Be'pmaTE. 2 /o [from bed and mate.] bedfellow; one that partakes of th fame bed Had I {o good occafion to lie lon As you, prince Paris, nought but heav'nly bufinef Should rob my ledmate of my company. Shake(p Be'pmovurpixaG n. f. [from be Be'ppinG MovuLDING. § and mould.] term ufed .by workmen, to fignify thof members in the cornice, which are plac ed below the coronet Builder's Dis Be'prosT. » /. [0 bed and poft.] Th poft at the corner of the bed, whic {upports the canopy I came the next day prepared, and placed her i a clear light, her head leaning to a bedpof, anothe ftanding behind, holding it fteady. #jfeman's Surg Be'perESSER. 7. /0 [from ded and prefs. A heavy lazy fellow This fanguine coward, this bedpre/fer, this horfe. back breaker, this huge hill of feth, Shakefpeare ZoBEDRA'GGLE. w. a. [from be and draggle.] To foil the clothes, by fufferin them, in walking, to reach the dirt Poor Patty Blount, no more be fee Bedraggled in my walks fo green Savift ZoBeDRE'NCH.@. 4. [from be and drench. To drench moifture to foak ; to faturate wit ¥ar off-from the mind of Bolingbrok It is, fuch crimfon tempeft thoul bedrenc Whofe vows are, that no bedrite thall be pai Till Hymen's torch be lighted Shake[peare Bi'pRr1D. adj. [from bed and ride. Con fined to the bed by age or ficknefs Norway, uncle of young Fontinbras Who, impotent and bedrid, fearcely hear Of this his nephew's purpofe Lies he not bedrid¢ and, again, does nothing But what he did being childifh Now, as a myria Shakefpeare Of ants durft th® emperor's lov'd fnake invade The crawling galleys, feagulls, finny chips Might brave our pinnaces, our bedsid {hips. Donne Hanging old men, who were &edrid, becaufe the would not difcover where their money was. Clarend Infirm perfons,' when they come'to be fo wea as torbe fixed to theirbeds, hold out many years fome have lain bedrid itwenty years Ray BEE-GARDEN. 7. /. [from bee and garden A place to fet hives of bees in Bedrop'd with blood of Gorgon Milton Our plenteous ftreams a various race fupply The filver ecly in fhining volumes roll'd Theyellpw carp, in feales bedrap'd with geld. Pope A convenient and neceffary place ought to b made choice of for your apiury, or bee-garden Be'psTarF. 7. /. [bed and faff.] Awoode pin ftuck anciently on the fides of th bedftead, to hold the clothes from {lipping on either fide Mortimer Bee-m1vE. 2. [ [from dec and hive.] Th cafe, or box, in which bees are kept Bee-MASTER. 7. [ [from éee and mafter. One that keeps bees Hoftefs, accommodate us with a bedffaff Ben Fonfon's Ewery Ma in bis Humour Be'psTEAD. n /. [from bed and fead. 'The frame on which the bed is placed Chimnies with fcorn rejeéting fmoke Stools, tables, chairs, and bedffeads broke Savift Be'psTraw. #. /. [from bed and fraw. The ftraw' laid under a bed to make i {oft They that are bec-maflers, and have not car enough of them, muft not expeét to reap any con fiderable advantage by them BEECH Sagus. Bepswe'rRvER Jawerwe. #. / [fro 4e an Which That vulgars give the boldeft titles to, Shakefpeare hour of reft' {leeping time Wit of reliMilton figh Dryden 70 Bepu'st. @. a [from be and duf. To {prinkle with duft Be'pwarp. adv. [from bed and aard. Toward bed In hear As merry as when our nuptial day was done And tapers burnt to bedward Shakz[peare 7o BEpwa'rF. @. a. [from be and dwarf. To make little; to hinder in growth to ftunt *Tis fhrinking, not clofe weaving, that hath thu Denne Beowork. . /. [from bed and avork. Work done in bed ; work performe without toil of the hands The ftill and mental parts That do contrive how many hands fhall firike fulnefs call them on, and know by mealur Of their obfervant toil, the enemy's weight Why this hath not a finger's dignity BEE. #. /. [beo, Saxon. 1. The animal that makes honey, remarkable for its indultry and art So work the honey bees Creatures that, by a ruling nature, teac The art of order to a peopled kingdom Shake/p From the Moorifh cam There has been heard a diftant humming noife Like bees diftuih'd, and arming in their hives. Dryd A company of poor infelts, whereof fome ar bzes [bucene Sax. delighted with flowers, and their fiveetnefs others beetles, delighted with other viands. Lecke diligence ke'l] ferve us whe BEEF. n. /. [é@uf Confift we dine French. 1. The flefh of black cattle prepared fo food What fay you to a picce of Jeef and mwuftard Shake[peare The fat of roafted fecf falling on birds, will baft To cover, or manure with dung Whe adj And in plain béechen vefiels fill our wine. Diydes [from be and dung. In mind and body both bedwvarfed us The maft is ver ing to the beech After evening repafts, till dedtime, their thought 7o Bepu'nG. v. a Saxon ing of the wood of the beech ; belong Shakefp will be beft taken up in the eafy ground gion The fcouring drunkard, if he does no Before his bedtime, takes noreft that night boc clear and vigorous, warbles from the éeech T hoifon Be'ecHEN ‘What mafks, what danczs {hall we have To wear away this long age of three hours Between our after-fupper and bedtime o Nor is that {prightly wildnefs in their notes even as bad as thof Th [bece good to fatten {wine and deer Miller Black was the foreft, thick with beech it frood Dryden one that ranges or fwerves from one be to another ‘Be'pTrmE. 2. /. [from bed and time. great ufe to turners and joiners One that is falfe to the bed She's a bedfwerwver = Mortimer. There is but one fpecies of this trec at prefen kenown, except two varieties, with firiped leaves It will grow to a confiderable ftature, though th foil be ftoney and barren; as alfo, upon the declivities of mountains ‘The fhade of this tree i very injurious to plants, but is believed to be ver falubrious to human bodics. The timber is o Fleas breed principally of ftraw or mats, wher there hath been a little moifture; or the chambe or bedfiraww kept clofe, and not aired PBacon They call this bedzoork, mapp'ry, clofet war. Shak Skakefpeare BEE-EaTER. 2. /. [from bee and eat.] bird that feeds upon bees 7o BEDRO'P. . a. [from be and drop.] T befprinkle ; to mark with fpots or drops ; B e-rrowker. #. /. [from bes and floawer. to {peckle {p ci o fo l- to es Miller Not fo thick fwarm'd once the foi The freth green lap of fair king Richard's land Shakelpeare guage them 2 Savift An ox, bull or cow confidere as fi for food. - In this fenfe it has the plura beeves5 the fingular is feldom found A pound of man's flef Is not fo efimable or profitable As fleth of muttons;® beeves, or goats Shaletcare Alcinous flew twelve fhecp, eight white-tdoth' Tw fwine crock-haunch' Ther wa more vi€tual becves Chapman pot any captain tha had of me fift we fpen but ha there becvesamong them On hides of becves Sad fpoils of luxury an credit fo yet the Sir Walt. Ral before the palace gate the fuitors fate Pope BeEF. adj. [from the fubftantive.] Confifting of the fleth of black cattle If you are employed in marketing, do not accep of a treat of a beef feak the butcher BEEr-EATER and a pot of ale, fro 2. /. [fro Savift beef and ecar becaufe the commons is besf when o waiting. Mr. Steevens derives it thus Beef-eater may come from eaufetier, on who attends at the fideboard, which wa anciently placed in a beaufer The bu finefs of the decf-eaters was, and perhap is ftill, to attend the king at meals. A yeoman of the guard BEEF-WITTED. adj. [from deef and awir. Dull ; fupid; heavy-headed Becf-witted lord Sbakefpear |