Emily Dickinson Lexicon

BED'PRES-SER, n. [bed and press.]

A lazy fellow; one who loves his bed. Shak.

BE-DRAG'GLE, v.t. [be and draggle.]

To soil, as garments which are suffered, in walking, to reach the dirt; to soil by drawing along on mud. Swift.

BE-DRAG'GLED, pp.

Soiled by reaching the dirt, in walking.

BE-DRAG'GLING, ppr.

Soiling by drawing along in dirt or mud.

BE-DRENCH', v.t. [be and drench.]

To drench; to soak; to saturate with moisture: applied to things which imbibe moisture. Shak.

BE-DRENCH'ED, pp.

Drenched; soaked.

BE-DRENCH'ING, ppr.

Soaking; drenching.

BED'RID, or BED'RID-DEN, a. [bed and ride; Sax. bedrida.]

Confined to the bed by age or infirmity. Shak.

BED'RITE, n. [bed and rite.]

The privilege of the marriage bed.

BED'ROOM, n. [bed and room.]

1. A room or apartment intended or used for a bed; a lodging room.
2. Room in a bed. [Not in use.] Shak.

BE-DROP', v.t. [be and drop.]

To sprinkle, as with drops. Chaucer.

BE-DROP'PED, pp.

Sprinkled as with drops; speckled; variegated with spots.

BED'SIDE, n.

The side of the bed. Middleton.

BED'STAFF, n. [bed and staff.]

A wooden pin anciently inserted on the sides of bedsteads, to keep the clothes from slipping on either side. Johnson.

BED'STEAD, n. [bed'sted; bed and stead.]

A frame for supporting a bed.

BED'STRAW, n. [bed and straw.]

Straw laid under a bed to make it soft; also the name of a plant, a species of Galium.

BED'SWERV-ER, n. [bed and swerve.]

One that swerves from his bed; that is, one who is false and unfaithful to the marriage vow. Shak.

BED'TIME, n. [bed and time.]

The time to go to rest; the usual hour of going to bed. Shak.

BE-DUCK', v.t. [be and duck.]

To duck; to put the head under water; to immerse. Spenser.

BE-DUST', v.t. [be and dust.]

To sprinkle, soil or cover with dust. Sherwood.

BED'WARD, adv. [bed and ward.]

Toward bed. Shak.

BE-DWARF', v.t. [be and dwarf]

To make little; to stunt or hinder growth. Donne.

BED'WORK, n. [bed and work,]

Work done in bed, without toil of the hands or with ease. Shak.

BE-DYE', v.t. [be and dye.]

To dye; to stain. Spenser.

BE-DY'ED, pp.

Dyed; stained.