be number (bsilent)

[Eng. benumb; -er.] One who or that which benumbs. bě-numb-ing (b's ilent), * be-numm'-ing, pr. par., a. & 8. [BENUMB.] A. & B. As pr. par. & particip. adj.: In senses corresponding to those of the verb. "... death's benumbing opium..." Milton: Samson Agonistes. C. As subst.: The act of benumbing or rendering torpid; the state of being benumbed. ben umming and congelation of the body."Holland: Plutarch, p. 814. (Richardson.) -ment.] The act of benumbing; the state of being benumbed. ( Kirby.) běn'-wart, adv. [Scotch ben = the interior, and wart = Eng. ward.] Inward, toward the interior of a house. [BEN.] "Than benwart thay yeid quhair brand is was bricht." Rauf Coilycar; A. iij. b. (Jamie son.)