Part 993

<h1>Bedash</h1> <Xpage=130>

<hw>Be*dash"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Bedashed</er> (<?/); <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Bedashing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To wet by dashing or throwing water or other liquid upon; to bespatter.</def> "Trees <i>bedashed</i> with rain."

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<h1>Bedaub</h1> <Xpage=130>

<hw>Be*daub"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Bedaubed</er> (<?/); <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Bedaubing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To daub over; to besmear or soil with anything thick and dirty.</def>

<blockquote><b>Bedaub</b> foul designs with a fair varnish. <i>Barrow.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Bedazzle</h1> <Xpage=130>

<hw>Be*daz"zle</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Bedazzled</er> (<?/); <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Bedazzling</er> (<?/).]</wordforms> <def>To dazzle or make dim by a strong light.</def> "<i>Bedazzled</i> with the sun."

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<h1>Bedbug</h1> <Xpage=130>

<hw>Bed"bug`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A wingless, bloodsucking, hemipterous insect (<spn>Cimex Lectularius</spn>), sometimes infesting houses and especially beds. See <i>Illustration</i> in Appendix.</def>

<h1>Bedchair</h1> <Xpage=130>

<hw>Bed"chair`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A chair with adjustable back, for the sick, to support them while sitting up in bed.</def>

<h1>Bedchamber</h1> <Xpage=130>

<hw>Bed"cham`ber</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A chamber for a bed; an apartment form sleeping in.</def>

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<cs><col>Lords of the bedchamber</col>, <cd>eight officers of the royal household, all of noble families, who wait in turn a week each.</cd> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> -- <col>Ladies of the bedchamber</col>, <cd>eight ladies, all titled, holding a similar official position in the royal household, during the reign of a queen. <mark>[Eng.]</mark></cd></cs>

<h1>Bedclothes</h1> <Xpage=130>

<hw>Bed"clothes`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <def>Blankets, sheets, coverlets, etc., for a bed.</def>

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<h1>Bedcord</h1> <Xpage=130>

<hw>Bed"cord`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A cord or rope interwoven in a bedstead so as to support the bed.</def>

<h1>Bedded</h1> <Xpage=130>

<hw>Bed"ded</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Provided with a bed; <as>as, double-<ex>bedded</ex> room</as>; placed or arranged in a bed or beds.</def>

<h1>Bedding</h1> <Xpage=130>

<hw>Bed"ding</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>bedding</ets>, <ets>beding</ets>. See <er>Bed</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A bed and its furniture; the materials of a bed, whether for man or beast; bedclothes; litter.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>The state or position of beds and layers.</def>

<h1>Bede</h1> <Xpage=130>