beldame
121beldam — (Roget s Thesaurus II) (or beldame) noun An ugly, frightening old woman: crone, hag, witch. Slang: biddy. Archaic: trot. See BEAUTIFUL …
122Violence — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Violence >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 violence violence inclemency vehemence might impetuosity Sgm: N 1 boisterousness boisterousness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 effervescence effervescence ebullition Sgm …
123beldam — [ bɛldəm] (also beldame) noun archaic an old woman. Origin ME: from OFr. bel beautiful + dam3 …
124beldam — n.; (also beldame) Hag, Jezebel, virago, vixen, fury, old hag …
125beldam — /ˈbɛldæm/ (say beldam) noun Archaic 1. an old woman, especially an ugly one; hag. 2. a grandmother. Also, beldame /ˈbɛldam/ (say beldahm). {Middle English: grandmother, from bel (from Old French: bel, belle fair) used like grand (def. 12) + dam …
126you can only die once — c 1435 Torrent of Portugal (EETS) 1. 993 A man schall But onnys Dyee. 1597–8 SHAKESPEARE Henry IV, Pt. 2 III. ii. 228 A man can die but once. a 1721 M. PRIOR in Literary Works (1971) I. 533 With great Submission I pronounce That People dye no… …
127beldam — or beldame [bel′dəm] n. [ME, grandmother < bel, good, beautiful < OFr bel, used as term of affection and respect in the Middle Ages (see BEAU) + DAME] 1. Obs. a grandmother 2. an old woman; esp., a hideous old woman; hag …
128beldam — n. (also beldame) archaic 1 an old woman; a hag. 2 a virago. Etymology: ME & OF bel beautiful + DAM(2), DAME …
