Part 1090

<blockquote>He . . . soon lost all traces of it amid <b>bewilderment</b> of tree trunks and underbrush. <i>Hawthorne.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Bewinter</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Be*win"ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To make wintry.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Bewit</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Bew"it</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>buie</ets> bond, chain, fr. L. <ets>boja</ets> neck collar, fetter. Cf. <er>Buoy</er>.]</ety> <def>A double slip of leather by which bells are fastened to a hawk's legs.</def>

<h1>Bewitch</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Be*witch"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Bewitched</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Bewitching</er>.]</wordforms> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To gain an ascendency over by charms or incantations; to affect (esp. to injure) by witchcraft or sorcery.</def>

<blockquote>See how I am <b>bewitched</b>; behold, mine arm Is like a blasted sapling withered up. <i> Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To charm; to fascinate; to please to such a degree as to take away the power of resistance; to enchant.</def>

<blockquote>The charms of poetry our souls <b>bewitch</b>. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- To enchant; captivate; charm; entrance.</syn>

<h1>Bewitchedness</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Be*witch"ed*ness</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state of being bewitched.</def>

<i>Gauden.</i>

<h1>Bewitcher</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Be*witch"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who bewitches.</def>

<h1>Bewitchery</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Be*witch"er*y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The power of bewitching or fascinating; bewitchment; charm; fascination.</def>

<blockquote>There is a certain <b>bewitchery</b> or fascination in words. <i>South.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Bewitching</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Be*witch"ing</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having power to bewitch or fascinate; enchanting; captivating; charming.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Be*witch"ing*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- Be*witch"ing*ness, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Bewitchment</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Be*witch"ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of bewitching, or the state of being bewitched.</def>

<i>Tylor.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The power of bewitching or charming.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Bewonder</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Be*won"der</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Bewondered</er> <tt>(#)</tt>.]</wordforms> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To fill with wonder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>