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Be*witch"ed*ness (&?;), n. The state of being bewitched. Gauden.

Be*witch"er (&?;), n. One who bewitches.

Be*witch"er*y (&?;), n. The power of bewitching or fascinating; bewitchment; charm; fascination.

There is a certain bewitchery or fascination in words. South.

Be*witch"ing, a. Having power to bewitch or fascinate; enchanting; captivating; charming. -- Be*witch"ing*ly, adv. -- Be*witch"ing*ness, n.

Be*witch"ment (&?;), n. 1. The act of bewitching, or the state of being bewitched. Tylor.

2. The power of bewitching or charming. Shak.

Be*won"der (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bewondered (&?;).] 1. To fill with wonder. [Obs.]

2. To wonder at; to admire. [Obs.]

Be*wrap" (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bewrapped (&?;).] To wrap up; to cover. Fairfax.

Be*wray" (b*r"), v. t. To soil. See Beray.

Be*wray", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bewrayed (-rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Bewraying.] [OE. bewraien, biwreyen; pref. be- + AS. wrgan to accuse, betray; akin to OS. wrgian, OHG. ruogn, G. rügen, Icel. rægja, Goth. wrhjan to accuse.] To expose; to reveal; to disclose; to betray. [Obs. or Archaic]

The murder being once done, he is in less fear, and in more hope that the deed shall not be bewrayed or known. Robynson (More's Utopia. )

Thy speech bewrayeth thee. Matt. xxvi. 73.

Be*wray"er (-r), n. One who, or that which, bewrays; a revealer. [Obs. or Archaic] Addison.

Be*wray"ment (-ment), n. Betrayal. [R.]

Be*wreck" (&?;), v. t. To wreck. [Obs.]

Be*wreke" (&?;), v. t. [Pref. be- + wreak.] To wreak; to avenge. [Obs.] Ld. Berners.

Be*wrought" (&?;), a. [Pref. be- + wrought, p. p. of work, v. t. ] Embroidered. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

Bey (b), n. [See Beg a bey.] A governor of a province or district in the Turkish dominions; also, in some places, a prince or nobleman; a beg; as, the bey of Tunis.

Bey"lic (&?;), n. [Turk.] The territory ruled by a bey.

Be*yond" (&?;), prep. [OE. biyonde, bieonde, AS. begeondan, prep. and adv.; pref. be- + geond yond, yonder. See Yon, Yonder.] 1. On the further side of; in the same direction as, and further on or away than.

Beyond that flaming hill. G. Fletcher.

2. At a place or time not yet reached; before.

A thing beyond us, even before our death. Pope.

3. Past, out of the reach or sphere of; further than; greater than; as, the patient was beyond medical aid; beyond one's strength.

4. In a degree or amount exceeding or surpassing; proceeding to a greater degree than; above, as in dignity, excellence, or quality of any kind. "Beyond expectation." Barrow.

Beyond any of the great men of my country. Sir P. Sidney.

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