bestiary (bestiari)

[ N. and Q., 6th ser., XI. 260. bestiate (bes'ti-at), v. t.; pret. and pp. besti ated , ppr. best i at ing . [ bestia , a beast, + -ate2 .] To make beastly; bestialize. [Rare.] Drunkenne best i ates the heart. IMG:content-1990.png:[blocks in formation] This is the reading of the folios; the quartos and modern editions read distilled .] bestir (bē-ster'), v . t .; pret. and pp. bestirred, ppr. bestirring . [ be sterien , bestir, bestyrian , heap up, pile up, be- + styrian , stir: see be -1 and stir .] To put into brisk or vigorous action; reflexively, move with life and vigor: as, bestir yourself . IMG:content-1991.png:[blocks in formation] Spenser, F. Q., IV. L. 3. [This word is scarcely if at all used now, ex- cept in such phrases as ill or sore bested .] Bestiæ (bes'ti-ē), n. pl. [NL., pl. of L. bestia , a beast: see beast .] A suborder of the mam- mali an order Insect i vor a , including the true in best ne (best'nes), n. sectivores as distinguished from the frugivoquality of being best. rous Galeopithecidæ , having the limbs fitted for walking, but not for flying (being devoid of a parachute), and the lower incisors not pecti- nate. The group contains the whole of the or- der, excepting the family just named. The best ne of a thing. B. Jonson, The Satyr. Milton , P. L., i. 334. [ best + -ne .] The [Rare.] Bp . Morton , Episcopacy A erted, § 4. bestorm (bē-storm'), v. t. [ storm ; not descended from AS. bestyrman = G. bestürmen = Sw. bestorm a = Dan. best or me , attack with The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary IMG:content-1993.png:[blocks in formation] 535