be tumble (betumbl)

t. [ From her be - tumbled couch she starteth. Shak., Lucrece, 1. 1037. betutor (bộ-tūtor), v. t. [ between (bộ-twēn'), prep. and adv. [ 538 tween the eyes; between Washington and Philadelphia; the prisoner was placed between two policemen. The sea Swallows him with his host, but them lets pa As on dry land, between two crystal walls. Milton , P. L., xii. 197. 2. In intermediate relation to, as regards time, quantity, or degree: as, it occurred between his incoming and outgoing; a baronet is between a knight and a baron; they cost between $5 and $6 each; between 12 and 1 o'clock. Bolus arrived, and gave a doubtful tap, Between a single and a double rap. bevel betwixet, betwixent, prep. [Now only dial. or archaic; ME. betwixen, betwixe, q. v. In ME. the words were mixed.] I. prep. IMG:content-2008.png:[blocks in formation] An intestine struggle, open or secret, between authority and liberty. Hume, E ays, v. The war between Castile and Portugal had come to a close; the factions of the Spanish nobles were for the most part quelled. Irving, Granada, p. 26. Differences of relative position can be known only Between; in the space that separates; in inter through differences between the states of consciousne accompanying the disclosure of the positions. H. Spencer , Prin. of Psychol., § 93. 4. From one to another of, as in the exchange of actions or intercourse. If things should go so between them. Bacon, Hist. of Hen. VII. Thus gracele holds he disputation ' Tween frozen conscience and hot-burning will. Shak., Lucrece, 1. 247. France has been the interpreter between England and mankind. mediate relation to as regards time, quantity, or degree; pa ing between; from one to an- other, etc., in most of the uses of between (which see). Betwixt two aged oaks. Milton , L'Allegro, 1. 82. The morning light, however, soon stole into the aper- ture at the foot of the bed, betwixt those faded curtains. Hawthorne , Seven Gables, v. There was some speech of marriage Betwixt myself and her. Shak ., M. for M., v. 1. Macaulay, Horace Walpole. = Syn. See comparison under among. IMG:content-2009.png:[blocks in formation] 7. In regard to the respective natures or qualities of: as, to distinguish between right and wrong. There is an e ential difference between a land of which we can trace the gradual formation from the sixth century onwards and a land whose name is not heard of till the eleventh century. E. A. Freeman, Eng. Towns, p. 120. 8. In regard to one or the other of: as, to choose between two things. Between two dogs, which hath the deeper mouth? Shak., 1 Hen. VI., ii. 4. [ Between is literally applicable only to two objects; but it may be and commonly is used of more than two where they are spoken of distributively, or so that they can be thought of as divided into two parts or categories, or with reference to the action or being of each individually as compared with that of any other or all the others. When more than two objects are spoken of collectively or indivisibly, among is the proper word.] - Between ourselves, not to be communicated to others; in confidence. -Between the beetle and the block. See beetle1. To go between. See go. =Syn. Amidst, In the midst of, etc. See among. II. adv . In the intermediate space; in inter mediate relation as regards time, etc.: with an object understood. Your lady seeks my life; - come you between , And save poor me. Shak ., Pericles, iv. 1.