Part 1014

<blockquote>Ballads . . . to <b>beguile</b> his incessant wayfaring. <i> W. Irving.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- To delude; deceive; cheat; insnare; mislead; amuse; divert; entertain.</syn>

<h1>Beguilement</h1> <Xpage=133>

<hw>Be*guile"ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of beguiling, or the state of being beguiled.</def>

<h1>Beguiler</h1> <Xpage=133>

<hw>Be*guil"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who, or that which, beguiles.</def>

<h1>Beguiling</h1> <Xpage=133>

<hw>Be*guil"ing</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Alluring by guile; deluding; misleading; diverting.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Be*guil"ing*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Beguin</h1> <Xpage=133>

<hw>Be`guin"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>See <er>Beghard</er>.</def>

<h1>Beguinage</h1> <Xpage=133>

<hw>Be`gui`nage"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A collection of small houses surrounded by a wall and occupied by a community of Beguines.</def>

<h1>Beguine</h1> <Xpage=133>

<hw>Be`guine"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>b\'82guine</ets>; LL. <ets>beguina</ets>, <ets>beghina</ets>; fr. Lambert <ets>le B\'8ague</ets> (the Stammerer) the founder of the order. (<ets>Du Cange</ets>.)]</ety> <def>A woman belonging to one of the religious and charitable associations or communities in the Netherlands, and elsewhere, whose members live in beguinages and are not bound by perpetual vows.</def>

<h1>Begum</h1> <Xpage=133>

<hw>Be"gum</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Per., fr. Turk., perh. properly queen mother, fr. Turk. <ets>beg</ets> (see <er>Beg</er>, <tt>n.</tt>) + Ar. <ets>umm</ets> mother.]</ety> <def>In the East Indies, a princess or lady of high rank.</def>

<i>Malcom.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Begun</h1> <Xpage=133>

<hw>Be*gun"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>p. p.</tt> <def>of <er>Begin</er>.</def>

<h1>Behalf</h1> <Xpage=133>

<hw>Be*half"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>on-behalve</ets> in the name of, <ets>bihalven</ets> by the side of, fr. AS. <ets>healf</ets> half, also side, part: akin to G. <ets>halb</ets> half, <ets>halber</ets> on account of. See <er>Be-</er>, and <er>Half</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <def>Advantage; favor; stead; benefit; interest; profit; support; defense; vindication.</def>

<blockquote>In <b>behalf</b> of his mistress's beauty. <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Against whom he had contracted some prejudice in <b>behalf</b> of his nation. <i>Clarendon.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>In behalf of</col>, <cd>in the interest of.</cd> -- <col>On behalf of</col>, <cd>on account of; on the part of.</cd></cs>

<h1>Behappen</h1> <Xpage=133>

<hw>Be*hap"pen</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To happen to.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Behave</h1> <Xpage=133>

<hw>Be*have"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Behaved</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Behaving</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. <ets>behabban</ets> to surround, restrain, detain (akin to G. <ets>gehaben</ets> (obs.) to have, <ets>sich gehaben</ets> to behave or carry one's self); pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>habban</ets> to have. See <er>Have</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt> ]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To manage or govern in point of behavior; to discipline; to handle; to restrain.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>