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BED'-CLOTHES, n. plu. [bed and clothes.] Blankets, or coverlets, _c.,for beds.
BED, n. [The sense is a lay or spread, from laying or setting.] 1. A place or an...
BECURL', v.t. To curl. [Not used.]
BECRIP'PLE, v.t. [See Cripple .] To make lame; to cripple [Little used.]
BECOM'INGNESS, n. Fitness, congruity; propriety; decency; gracefulness arising f...
BECOM'INGLY, adv. After a becoming or proper manner.
BECOM'ING,ppr., but used rarely or never except as an adjective. Fit; suitable; ...
BECOME, v.i. becum'. pret. became, pp. become. 1. To pass from one state to anot...
BECLOUD', v.t. [See Cloud .] To cloud; to obscure; to dim.
BECLIP', v.t. To embrace. [Not in use.]
BECK'ONING, ppr. Making a significant sign, as a hint.
BECK'ONED, pp. Having a sign made to.
BECK'ON, v.t. bek'n. [See Beck .] To make a sign to another, by nodding, winking...
BECK'ING, ppr. Nodding significantly; directing by a nod.
BECK'ET, n. A thing used in ships to confine loose ropes, tackles or spars; as a...
BECK'ED, pp. Called or notified by a nod.