Part 1076

<h1>Bestreak</h1> <Xpage=140>

<hw>Be*streak"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To streak.</def>

<h1>Bestrew</h1> <Xpage=140>

<hw>Be*strew"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp.</tt> <er>Bestrewed</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. p.</tt> <er>Bestrewed</er>, <er>Bestrown</er> (<?/); <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Bestrewing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To strew or scatter over; to besprinkle. </def> <altsp>[Spelt also <asp>bestrow</asp>.]</altsp>

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Bestride</h1> <Xpage=140>

<hw>Be*stride"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp.</tt> <er>Bestrode</er> <tt>(?)</tt>, <mark>(Obs. or R.)</mark> <er>Bestrid</er> <tt>(<?/)</tt>; <tt>p. p.</tt> <er>Bestridden</er> <tt>(?)</tt>, <er>Bestrid</er>, <er>Bestrode</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Bestriding</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. <ets>bestr\'c6dan</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>str\'c6dan</ets> to stride.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To stand or sit with anything between the legs, or with the legs astride; to stand over</def>

<blockquote>That horse that thou so often hast <b>bestrid</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Why, man, he doth <b>bestride</b> the narrow world Like a Colossus. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To step over; to stride over or across; <as>as, to <ex>bestride</ex> a threshold</as>.</def>

<h1>Bestrode</h1> <Xpage=140>

<hw>Be*strode"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <def><tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> of <er>Bestride</er>.</def>

<h1>Bestrown</h1> <Xpage=140>

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

<h1>Bestuck</h1> <Xpage=140>

<hw>Be*stuck"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <def><tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Bestick</er>.</def>

<h1>Bestud</h1> <Xpage=140>

<hw>Be*stud"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Bestudded</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Bestudding</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To set or adorn, as with studs or bosses; to set thickly; to stud; <as>as, to <ex>bestud</ex> with stars</as>.</def>

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Beswike</h1> <Xpage=140>

<hw>Be*swike"</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>besw\'c6can</ets>; <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>sw\'c6can</ets> to deceive, entice; akin to OS. <ets>sw\'c6kan</ets>, OHG. <ets>sw\'c6hhan</ets>, Icel. <ets>sv\'c6kja</ets>.]</ety> <def>To lure; to cheat.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Gower.</i>

<h1>Bet</h1> <Xpage=140>

<hw>Bet</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Prob. from OE. <ets>abet</ets> abetting, OF. <ets>abet</ets>, fr. <ets>abeter</ets> to excite, incite. See <er>Abet</er>.]</ety> <def>That which is laid, staked, or pledged, as between two parties, upon the event of a contest or any contingent issue; the act of giving such a pledge; a wager.</def> "Having made his <i>bets</i>."

<i>Goldsmith.</i>

<h1>Bet</h1> <Xpage=140>

<hw>Bet</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Bet</er>, <er>Betted</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Betting</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; to wager.</def>

<blockquote>John a Gaunt loved him well, and <b>betted</b> much money on his head. <i> Shak.</i></blockquote>