Bewitching

The act of enchanting or fascinating. -a. That has power to bewitch or fascinate; that has power to control by the acts of pleasing. Bewitch'ingly, adv. In a fascinating manner. Bewitch'ingne , n. Quality of being bewitching. Bewitch'ment, n. Power of bewitching or charm ing; state of being bewitched; fascination. Be'wits, n. pl. ( Falconry .) Straps of leather by which bells are fastened to a hawk's legs. Bewley ville, in Kentucky, a township of Breckinridge co. Bewray, (be-ra',) v. a. [A. S. be , and wregan , to accuse; Icel. rægia ; Fris. wrogia, wreia .] To point out; to discover perfidiously. (R.) Bex'ar, in Georgia, a village of Corvet a co., 120 m. W. N.W. from Milledgeville. Bex'ar, in Texas , a S.E. central co., once consisting of an immense territory, but afterward subdivided. Area, 1,180 sq. m. Surface , somewhat diversified, and fairly well watered by numerous creeks and smaller streams. Soil, fertile, near the streams, and suited for stock raising. Products, cotton, corn, millet, pecans, wool, butter, vegetables, fruits, hides, and cattle. Cap . San Antonio, an old Spanish settlement, but now a prosperous city and R.R. center. Pop . (1898) 61,250. Bey, ( bā ,) n. [Turk. beg .] A Turkish and Tartar title of dignity, used with no very accurate application for prince, lord, or chief, and frequently subjoined to the proper names of persons of rank. Beylic, ( bā'lik ,) n. A province governed by a bey. Beyond', prep. [A. S. begeond, begeondan .] Before; at a distance not yet reached. "What's fame? a fancy'd life in others breath, A thing beyond us, even before our death: Just what you hear, you have."-Pope. -On the farther side of; as, beyond sea. - Farther onward than. "He that sees a dark and shady grove, Stays not, but looks beyond it on the sky."-Herbert. -Part; out of the reach of. "This is matter of fact, and beyond all dispute." - Bentley. -Above; proceeding to a greater degree than "His expenses are beyond his income."-Locke. -Above in excellence. "His satires are incomparably beyond Juvenal's."-Dryden. -Remote from; not within the sphere of. "With equal mind, that happens, let us bear: Nor joy, nor grieve, too much for things beyond our care." To be beyond, to deceive; to circumvent. -adv. At a distance; yonder. Dryden. "Lol where beyond he lieth, languishing."-Spenser. Beyond Sea. ( Law . ) In England, a term signifying out of the kingdom. The courts of Pennsylvania have decided that the phrase means out of the U. States. In the various statutes of limitation, the term Out of the State is now generally used. Beyra, or BEIRA, ( bai - é'ra ,) a province of Portugal, bounded on the N. by the province of Tras-los-Montes and Entre-Duero-e-Minho, on the E. by Spain, on the S. by Portuguese Estremadura and Alentejo, and on the W. by the Atlantic. Lat. between 39° 30′ and 41° 30′ N.; Lon. between 6o 40 and 9° 50 W. Area , 5,817 sq. m. Desc. Mountainous in general; and, where fertility exists, wheat, barley, and rye are extensively cultivated. Its honey is in great repute, and the valley of Mondego produces fine oranges, lemons, figs, and other fruits. The inhabitants, however, are mostly employed in agriculture, and immense numbers of cattle, sheep, and swine are pastured. Rivers. The Douro in the N., Tagus in the S., the Aguada in the N.E., and the Mondego in the centre. Towns . Coimbra (cap.), Ovar, Oveiro, and Lamego. Pop . 1,277,244. Beyrout', BEIROUT, BEIRUT, ( bi - root ' ,) a town and the principal seaport of Syria, on the S. side of an extensive bay open to the N., 48 m. S.S.W. of Tripoli, 19 m. N.N.W. of Sidon, and about 3 m. S. from Cape Beyrout, the Fig . 353.- VIEW SOUTH OF BEYROUT. latter being in Lat. 32° 49′ 45′′ N., Lon. 35° 26' E. There are here no public buildings of any especial beauty, nor are there many remains of antiquity to be seen. B. has no port, but there is a good anchorage 1⁄2 m. from the town, in 6 or 7 fathoms; and large ships may anchor a little further off in 10 or 20 fathoms. After centuries of neglect, B. has, in recent times, again become a place of some importance. - Exp . Galls, madder, gums, silk, wine, and oil. - Imp . Muslins, cottons, tin, hardware, cloths, and W: India produce. A plentiful supply of water from the river Nahr Beyrout, and a great number of wells, modify, in some degree, the heat of the atmosphere, and render the town much cleaner than the generality of those in the E. The neighborhood is very fertile. B. is the ancient Berytus , a Phœnician town of great importance, and so named from the number of its wells. Though destroyed in Alexander's wars, it rose again under the Romans, and flourished greatly, till utterly destroyed by an earthquake in 551. It again rose to eminence under the Saracens, though frequently stormed by the Crusaders, and again retaken. - B. is famous in the Christian legends as the scene of St. George's victory over the Dragon. - Pop . about 70,000. Be'za. See BÈZE.