Bestride

be-strid', v. [imp. bestrid or -strode; ment. p. p. -strid or -stridden -striding.] To stride Beware, over; to stand or with any thing between the self; legs, or with the legs extended acro . = Bet, n. That which staked, or pledged, in a con- Bewilder, test: a wager. v. To stake, or pledge upon the -DERiNG.] sun, cube, full moon, cow, oil linger BEWILDER of a contest; to wager. [Contr. of aoet.J — -tor, -tgr, n. One who, etc. be-tak', v. [imp. betook; p. p. betaken betaking.] To have recourse to; to to resort. "be'tl, n. A species of pepper, whose leaves are by the people of Central and Southern [Pg., fr. Malabar beetla-cod i.] — Be'tel-nmt, The nut of the areca palm, chewed with betel (whence name) and lime. beth'el, n. A chapel for di enters in Eng., and seamen in the U. S. [Heb. beth-el, house of God.] be-think', v. [-thought (-thawf), -think- To cair to mind, recall, recollect, reflect. be-tid r v. [imp. betid or betided p. p. betiding.] To happen to, befall, come to. v. To come to m , happen. [AS. tid an, to time.] be-tim'', -times, -ttmz', adv. In good time in a short time; soon. ba-tez', n. Silline ; nonsense. [F.] be-to'kn, [betokened (-t'ok^nd), -ek- To signify by some visible object to foreby present signs, presage, portend, note. [AS. geand tacn, token.] befo-nY, Beton'ica, -T-ka, n. A plant used to wool yellow, and medicinally [L. beton i^a, vettonica, the Vetones, a people in Spain.] be-trar v. [betrayed (-trad'), -traying.) give up treacherously; to violate the confidence to disclose or discover to mislead; to fail in reto reliance placed in or upon. [F. trahir, OF. L. tradere, to give up, fr. trans, acro , and to give.] — Betray'al, n. Act of, etc.—Betray'- n. One who, etc.: a traitor. be-troth', v. To contract to any one; to to contract with for a future spouse; to esto nominate to a bishopric, in order to con- [be and troth.] — Betroth/ al, -ment, n. A engagement for marriage; espousals. beftgr, a. (comp. of Good). Having good in a greater degree preferable in value, safety, etc; improved in health. — n. Advansuperiority, or victory; improvement; pi. those have claim to precedence; superiors. — adv. of Well). In a superior manner; more cor in a higher degree; more. — v. [bettered -tering.]—To increase the good qualities of; improve, amend, correct, promote. [AS. bet, adv., adj.; Goth, batiza, adj.: bat, good. See — Bet'torment, n. A making better. (Law.) improvement of an estate which renders betthan mere repairing. — To be better off. To be a better condition. -tor. See under Bet. bet'tY, n. A short bar used by thieves to doors open; a man who busies himself with affairs. — A Florence flask; a pear-shaped, bottle. boccetta.] be-twen r prep. In the intermediate space of, regard to distance; from one to another of; by two or both of; in intermediate relation [AS. be, by, and tweon, twain, double, twa, — Between'-decks, n. (Naut.) The open space two decks of a ship. — Betwixt, -twikst', Same as Between. [AS. betweox, f be and twih, twa, two.] bev'el, n. A slant of a surface at an angle than a right angle an instrument measuring angles. — a. Having the of a bevel; slanting. — v. [bev- (-eld), -eling.] To cut to a bevel — v. To slant to a bevel angle, fromSp.a baivel.]direct line.— Bev'el-jgear,[OF. buveau,-ger,F.n. Bevel. Wheelwork in which one wheel drives an* moving in a different plane. —wheel, n. A having teeth set at an angle greater or le half a right angle. bev'gr-ej, n. Liquor for drinking. [F.,fr. drink, L. bibere, to drink.] bev'T, n. A flock of birds; a company an as of persons, esp. ladies. [F. bev6e, beva.] De-waK, v. [bewailed ^-wald'), -wailing.] expre sorrow for, as by wailing; to mourn, la- — To expre grief. be-war', v. To restrain or guard one's to be cautious, take care. [Contr. of be ware be warv, AS. wfer, cautious. be-wil'der, v. [bewildered (-wiKdgrd), To lead into perplexity to perplex. or ink, then, boNboN. chair, get. 64 BEWITCH 48 ttntangle, confuse, confound, puzzle, [be and Prov. E. wildern, -wilderne .] — Bewil'deredly, -dSrd-lT,