Helen Fenton

Betel nut: Definition and part of speech

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Betel nut

  1. The nutlike seed of the areca palm, chewed in the East with betel leaves (whence its name) and shell lime.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bethabara wood: Definition and part of speech

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Bethabara wood

  1. A highly elastic wood, used for fishing rods, etc. The tree is unknown, but it is thought to be East Indian.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bethel: Definition and part of speech

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Bethel

  1. n. A house of worship for seamen.
  2. n. A place of worship; a hallowed spot.
  3. n. A chapel for dissenters.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bethink: Definition and part of speech

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Bethink

  1. v. i. To think; to recollect; to consider.
  2. v. t. To call to mind; to recall or bring to recollection, reflection, or consideration; to think; to consider; — generally followed by a reflexive pronoun, often with of or that before the subject of thought.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bethlehem: Definition and part of speech

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Bethlehem

  1. n. In the Ethiopic church, a small building attached to a church edifice, in which the bread for the eucharist is made.
  2. n. A hospital for lunatics; — corrupted into bedlam.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.