Part 1089

<i>Drayton.</i>

<h1>Beweep</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Be*weep"</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To weep.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Bewet</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Be*wet"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Bewet</er>, <er>Bewetted</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To wet or moisten.</def>

<i>Gay.</i>

<h1>Bewhore</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Be*whore"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To corrupt with regard to chastity; to make a whore of.</def>

<i>J. Fletcher.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To pronounce or characterize as a whore.</def>

<i> Shak.</i>

<h1>Bewig</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Be*wig"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Bewigged</er> <tt>(#)</tt>.]</wordforms> <def>To cover (the head) with a wig.</def>

<i>Hawthorne.</i>

<h1>Bewilder</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Be*wil"der</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Bewildered</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Bewildering</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>wilder</ets>.]</ety> <def>To lead into perplexity or confusion, as for want of a plain path; to perplex with mazes; or in general, to perplex or confuse greatly.</def>

<blockquote>Lost and <b>bewildered</b> in the fruitless search. <i>Addison.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- To perplex; puzzle; entangle; confuse; confound; mystify; embarrass; lead astray.</syn>

<h1>Bewildered</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Be*wil"dered</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Greatly perplexed; <as>as, a <ex>bewildered</ex> mind</as>.</def>

<h1>Bewilderedness</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Be*wil"dered*ness</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state of being bewildered; bewilderment.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Bewildering</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Be*wil"der*ing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Causing bewilderment or great perplexity; <as>as, <ex>bewildering</ex> difficulties</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Be*wil"der*ing*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Bewilderment</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Be*wil"der*ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The state of being bewildered.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A bewildering tangle or confusion.</def>