Belus (bel us)

[L., Gr. Βῆλος, the traditional founder of Babylon; the Greek form of Baal, q. v.] 1. The chief deity of the Babylonians and A yrians; Baal (which see). Also Bel. -2. [NL.] A genus of weevils, of the family Curculio nid a. belute (bē-lūt'), v. t.; pret. and pp. beluted, ppr. be luting. [ Sterne, Tristram Shandy, ii. 9. 2. To coat with lute or cement of any kind. belvedere (bel-ve-dēr', It. pron. bel-ve-dā're), n. [Also le correctly belvidere, Belvedere.-Palazzo Durazzo, Via Balbi, Genoa, Italy. air, at least on one side, and frequently on all, for the purpose of affording a view of the country and providing a place for enjoying the cool evening breeze. The belvedere is sometimes a sort of lantern or kiosk erected on the roof. Here and there among the low roofs a lofty one with round-topped dormer windows and a breezy belvidere looking out upon the plantations of coffee and indigo beyond the town. G. W. Cable, The Grandi imes, p. 220. 2. In France, a summer-house on an eminence in a park or garden. of wood fastened to the top of a belt-rail and forming the seat of the window-sill.