Part 612

It has great solvent powers, and is used by manufacturers of India rubber and gutta percha; also for cleaning soiled kid gloves, and for other purposes.

Ben"zo*line (&?;), n. (Chem.) (a) Same as Benzole. (b) Same as Amarine. [R.] Watts.

Ben"zoyl (&?;), n. [Benzoic + Gr. &?; wood. See -yl.] (Chem.) A compound radical, C6H5.CO; the base of benzoic acid, of the oil of bitter almonds, and of an extensive series of compounds. [Formerly written also benzule.]

Ben"zyl (&?;), n. [Benzoic + - yl.] (Chem.) A compound radical, C6H5.CH2, related to toluene and benzoic acid; -- commonly used adjectively.

Be*paint" (&?;), v. t. To paint; to cover or color with, or as with, paint.

Else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek. Shak.

Be*pelt" (&?;), v. t. To pelt roundly.

Be*pinch" (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bepinched (&?;).] To pinch, or mark with pinches. Chapman.

Be*plas"ter (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beplastered (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Beplastering.] To plaster over; to cover or smear thickly; to bedaub.

Beplastered with rouge. Goldsmith.

Be*plumed" (&?;), a. Decked with feathers.

Be*pom"mel (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bepommeled (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bepommeling.] To pommel; to beat, as with a stick; figuratively, to assail or criticise in conversation, or in writing. Thackeray.

Be*pow"der (&?;), v. t. To sprinkle or cover with powder; to powder.

Be*praise" (&?;), v. t. To praise greatly or extravagantly. Goldsmith.

Be*prose" (&?;), v. t. To reduce to prose. [R.] "To beprose all rhyme." Mallet.

Be*puffed" (&?;), a. Puffed; praised. Carlyle.

Be*pur"ple (&?;), v. t. To tinge or dye with a purple color.

Be*queath" (b*kw"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bequeathed (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bequeathing.] [OE. biquethen, AS. becweðan to say, affirm, bequeath; pref. be- + cweðan to say, speak. See Quoth.] 1. To give or leave by will; to give by testament; -- said especially of personal property.

My heritage, which my dead father did bequeath to me. Shak.

2. To hand down; to transmit.

To bequeath posterity somewhat to remember it. Glanvill.

3. To give; to offer; to commit. [Obs.]

To whom, with all submission, on my knee I do bequeath my faithful services And true subjection everlastingly. Shak.

Syn. -- To Bequeath, Devise. Both these words denote the giving or disposing of property by will. Devise, in legal usage, is property used to denote a gift by will of real property, and he to whom it is given is called the devisee. Bequeath is properly applied to a gift by will or legacy; i. e., of personal property; the gift is called a legacy, and he who receives it is called a legatee. In popular usage the word bequeath is sometimes enlarged so as to embrace devise; and it is sometimes so construed by courts.

Be*queath"a*ble (&?;), a. Capable of being bequeathed.

Be*queath"al (&?;), n. The act of bequeathing; bequeathment; bequest. Fuller.

Be*queath"ment (&?;), n. The act of bequeathing, or the state of being bequeathed; a bequest.

Be*quest" (&?;), n. [OE. biquest, corrupted fr. bequide; pref. be- + AS. cwide a saying, becweðan to bequeath. The ending -est is probably due to confusion with quest. See Bequeath, Quest.] 1. The act of bequeathing or leaving by will; as, a bequest of property by A. to B.