bet2 (bet)

[See the verb.] 1. The pledging of some valuable thing, as money (or of the doing of some onerous act), to be forfeited, in case some future event happens contrary to the a ertion or belief of the one making the pledge, The newspapers have some words of this sort dear to them, but the bêtes noires of all lovers of straightforward The Atlantic, LVII. 425. beteacht (bē-tēch'), v. t. [ Judas Iscariot wente forth to the princis of prest is, and said to hem, What wolen ye give to me and I schal bitake him to you? Wyclif , Mat. xxvi. 14, 15. 2. To intrust; commit; recommend to the care of. Such a rym the devel I byteche. Chaucer, Prol. to Tale of Melibeus, 1. 6. IMG:content-1998.png:[blocks in formation] teem2.] 1. To allow; permit; suffer. So loving to my mother, II. in trans. To deliberate; consider. Bethink ere thou dismi us. Byron, Manfred, i. 1. Bethlehem (beth'lē-em), n . See bedlam . Bethlehemite (beth'le-em-it), n. [ Bethle- hem + -itel. See bedlam .] 1. An inhabitant give a title or titles to; entitle: as, a betitled IMG:content-1999.png:[blocks in formation] of Bethlehem of Judea (2 Sam. xxi. 19). — 2. man; a "picture An inmate of Bethlehem hospital or other lunalution," Carlyle , Misc., III. 82. tic asylum; a bedlamite. See bedlam and bed- betle, n. See betel. lamite.-3. Eccles .: (a) One of an order of betoilt (bē-toil'), v. t. monks introduced into England in the year worry with toil. 1257, who were habited like the Do mini cans, betokt. Middle English preterit of betake2 . except that they wore a star with five rays, in memory of the comet or star which appeared over Bethlehem at the birth of Christ. (b) One tury for the service of the hospitals in Spanish America. That he might not beteem the winds of heaven Visit her face too roughly. Shak., Hamlet, i. 2. of an order founded in the seventeenth cen- bethought (bệ-thốt'). Preterit and past parti- ciple of bethink . bethrall (bē-thral'), v. t. [ thrall .] To enslave; reduce to bondage; bring into subjection. betel (bē'tl), n. [Also written betle , and for- merly also betele , bettel , etc.; = F. bétel = Sp. betel, betle , betel , bethel , betelhe , formerly also betle , vitele , vettila = Tamil vettilei (cerebral t ), betel; cf. Hind. bīrā or biri , bethroot (beth'röt), n. Same as birthroot . vitika (cerebral t), betel.] 1. A species of pepper, Piper betle , a creeping or climbing plant, a native of the East Indies, natural order Pipe race a. The leaves are used as a wrapper for the little pellets of areca-nut and lime which are extensively chewed in the East. The pellet is hot and acrid, but has aromatic and astringent properties. It tinges the saliva red and blackens the teeth. Also called betel - pepper . 2. A piece of betel-nut. IMG:content-2000.png:[blocks in formation] bethule (beth'ul), n. [ Bethylus .] A bird of 4. To give evidence of; show. the genus Bethylus (Cuvier), or Ci opis (Vieil- lot). bethump (bē-thump'), v . t. [ thump .] To beat soundly. I was never so bethump'd with words Since I first call'd my brother's father dad. bethwack (bē-thwak'), v . t . [ thwack .] To thrash soundly. Bethylus (beth'i-lus), n. [NL.] 1. A genus of pupivorous hymenopterous insects, of the family Proctotrypida , having an elongated and somewhat triangular prothorax, a flattened head, and 13-jointed antennæ. - 2. In ornith ., a genus of South American tanagroid Pa eres , based on the Lanius lever i an us of Shaw, sup- posed to be a shrike. Antedated by Ci opis of 1816, based upon the same bird, and also en- tomology. Also spelled Bethyllus . [Not in use.] betide (bē-tīd'), v. [ bitiden , bi- , be- , + tiden , happen: see be -1 and tide , v.] I. trans. 1. To happen; befall; come to. IMG:content-2001.png:[blocks in formation] Chaucer , Prol. to Wife of Bath's Tale, 1. 772. 21. To think about; reflect upon; consider. With patience calm the storm, While we bethink a means to break it off. 3. Reflexively: (a) To call to mind; take into consideration; remind one's self: with of (for- merly also on or upon ) before the name of the object of thought. Bethink yourselves beforehand what mercies you want. Bp. Beveridge, Sermons, II. cxlv. The corse they follow did with desperate hand Fordo its own life. Shak., Hamlet, v. 1. =Syn. To signify; presage, portend, augur, bode. beton (bet'on; F. pron. bā-tôn), n. [ béton , betun , rubble, of disputed origin, but prob. beton = Sp. betun , bitumen , bitumen: see bitumen . Some compare F. be- ton , beestings, curded milk, beter , co- agulate.] A mixture of lime, sand, and grav- el, forming a kind of concrete. It is much used as a hydraulic cement in submarine works, and whole buildings have been constructed of it. be tongue (bē-tung'), v. t. [ tongue .] To scold; attack with the tongue; rail at. How Ben Jonson and Shakspere be tongued each other. North British Rev. be tonic a (be-ton'i-kä), n. Same as betony . betony (bet'o-ni), n. [Early mod. E. also betonie , bettony, etc., betany , earlier betone, betan (cf. ML. betonia ), beteine , F. bétoine = Pr. Sp. Pg. It. be tonic a = G. betonie = AS. be tonic a , be tonic a , a cor- rupt form of vettonica , so named, according to Pliny, from the Vettones , otherwise Vectones , a people of Lusitania in the Spanish peninsu- la.] The popular name of Stachys Be tonic a or Be tonic a officinal is , a European labiate plant, growing in woods. It is sometimes used to dye wool, producing a dark-yellow color. It is usually distinguished participle of betide : one of Spenser's forced forms. Why wayle we then? why weary we the Gods with playnts, As if some evill were to her betight ? betimet (bē-tim'), adv . , orig. prep . phr . [ bitime , prop. separate, bi time , by time.] Older form of betimes . betimes (bē-tīmz'), adv . [ betymes , bi- tymes, betime + adv. gen. suffix -s.] 1. Sea- sonably; in good season or time; before it is too late; early. Not to be a-bed after midnight is to be up betimes . Shak., T. N., ii. 3. IMG:content-2002.png:[graphic] IMG:content-2003.png:[blocks in formation] betraplt (bē-trap'), v. t.; pret. and pp. be- trapped , ppr. be trapping . [ bet rappen , betreppan , insnare, be- + træppan, treppan, trap: see be-1 and trap1.] To entrap; insnare. Gower . betrap2+ (bē-trap'), v. t.; pret. and pp. be- trapped , ppr. be trapping . [ be -1 + trap3 .] To put trappings on; clothe; deck. After them followed two other chariots covered with red satin, and the horses be trapped with the same. Stow , Queen Mary, an. 1553. betrasht, v. t. See betraise. betray (bē-tra'), v. t . [ betrayen , be train , traien , betray, traïr , F. trahir , tradere , deliver, give over: see traitor , trea- son, tradition. The form of betray was influ- enced by that of bewray , a quite different word.] 1. To deliver to, or expose to the power of, an enemy by treachery or disloyalty: as, an officer betrayed the city. The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of Mat. xvii. 22. Do not betray me, sir. I fear you love Mistre Page. Shak., M. W. of W., iii. 3. I will betray Tawny-finn'd fishes; my bended hook shall pierce Their slimy jaws. Shak ., A. and C., ii. 5. Boswell . Men of unquiet minds and violent ambition followed a fearfully eccentric course,. served and betrayed all parties in turn. Macaulay , Sir William Temple. 4. To deceive; beguile; mislead; seduce. Far, far beneath the shallow maid He left believing and betrayed . And scarcely look or tone betrays How the heart strives beneath its chain. IMG:content-2004.png:[blocks in formation] betray ment (bē-tra'ment), n. [ betray + -ment.] Betrayal; the state of being betrayed. Confe ing him to be innocent whose betray ment they Udall , Com. on Mat. xxvii. betrendt (be-trend'), v. t. [ME. betrenden ; Thy banks with pioned and twilled brims, Which spongy April at thy hest betrims . IMG:content-2005.png:[blocks in formation] What man is there that hath betrothed a wife and hath 2. A superior; one who has a claim to prece- To her, my lord, Was I betroth'd ere I saw Hermia. IMG:content-2006.png:[blocks in formation] Whatsoever you would be trust to your memory, let it be disposed in a proper method. 2. To confide in. To esteem themselves Maisters, both of that great trust which they serve, and of the People that be trusted them. Milton , Eikon ok las tes, xiii. [Rare in both senses.] be trust ment (be-trust'ment), n. [ be trust + -ment.] The act of intrusting; the thing in- trusted. [Rare.] betsot, betsot, bets at (bet'sō, -sä), n. [ bezzo (pron. bet'so), farthing, piece as It. pezzo , a piece, bit (see piece); but cf. G. betz , bätz , also batzen , a small Swi coin: see batz .] A small copper coin of Venice, current in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. In the system established in 1750 it was equal to a quarter of a United States cent, being the fortieth part of a lira piccola; a bagattino. to get , gain , or have the better of (a person or thing). Dionysius, his countryman, in an epistle to Pompey, after an expre comparison, affords him the better of Thucydides. Sir T. Browne , Vulg. Err. She took her leave, charmed with the prospect of finally getting the better of the only woman in London whom she acknowledged as her equal in subtlety and intrigue. J. Hawthorne, Dust, p. 334. The last and least [coin] is the bets a , which is half a sol; Coryat, Crudities (ed. 1776), II. 69. bettt, bettet, adv . Middle English forms of bet1 . better1 (bet'er), a. and n. [ bettere , be- To be better off, to be in improved circumstances. tere , betera , betra = OFries. betere , betre = OS. betara , betera = D. beter = OHG. bezziro , MHG. bezzer , G. be er = Icel. betri = Sw. bät- tre = Dan. bedre = Goth. batiza ; compar. with weak inflection; with superl. best , beste , betst , betest = OFries. beste = OS. bets to = D. best = OHG. bezzisto , MHG. bezzist , best , G. best = Icel. beztr , older baztr , = Sw. bäst = Dan. bedst = Goth. batists ; with regular com- par. and superl. suffixes from a positive not in use, Teut. * bat , of which the compar., with lo of the suffix, appears in the AS., ME., and early mod. E. adv. bet : see bet1 .] 1. a. 1. As comparative of good : (a) Of superior quality or excellence, whether personal, physical, mental, moral, or social, e ential or acquired: as, he is a better man than his brother; better times are at hand; a better position. Our institutions had been so good that they had edu- cated us into a capacity for better institutions. Macaulay , Mirabeau. (b) Of superior value, use, fitne , acceptable- ne , etc.; more profitable or suitable for a purpose; more useful, eligible, or desirable: must expect of me to tell you how. Shak., Much Ado, i. 1. as, copper is a better conductor than iron. Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. Prov. xv. 17. Sleep Doth, in my estimate of good, appear A better state than waking; death than sleep. Words worth, Excursion, iii. (c) Larger; greater: as, the better part of a day was spent in shopping. You are as a candle, the better part burnt out. Shak ., 2 Hen. IV., i. 2. How have we wander'd, that the better part Of this good night is perish'd! Fletcher, Faithful Shepherde , ii. 4. 2. As comparative of well : (a) More in acc or- dance with one's wish or desire; more satis- factory. (b) More healthy; having sounder health. (c) More just, right, or proper. - Better arm. See arm1 . - Better half, a wife. [Colloq.] - To be better. (a) To be improved, as in health, estate, etc.: as, the patient is better . (b) To be quite well again; be II. n. 1. That which has superior excellence; ance. You, to remove that siege of grief from her, Betroth'd and would have married her perforce To County Paris. Shak ., R. and J., v. 3. 2. To engage to take in marriage; pledge one's troth to marry. fully recovered. [Scotland.] that which is better. That ideal better , towards which both men and institutions must progre , if they would not retrograde. Huxley , Universities. What you do Still betters what is done. Shak ., W. T., iv. 3. 3. To advance the interest of; support; give advantage to. Weapons more violent, when next we meet, May serve to better us and worse our foes. bettermost