Bed"lam, a. Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse. "The bedlam, brainsick duchess." Shak.
Bed"lam*ite (&?;), n. An inhabitant of a madhouse; a madman. "Raving bedlamites." Beattie.
Bed"mak`er (&?;), n. One who makes beds.
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{ Bed"-mold`ing Bed"-mould`ing} (bd"mld`ng), n. (Arch.) The molding of a cornice immediately below the corona. Oxf. Gloss.
Be*dote" (b*dt"), v. t. To cause to dote; to deceive. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Bed"ou*in (&?;), n. [F. bédouin, OF. béduin, fr. Ar. bedaw rural, living in the desert, fr. badw desert, fr. bad to live in the desert, to lead a nomadic life.] One of the nomadic Arabs who live in tents, and are scattered over Arabia, Syria, and northern Africa, esp. in the deserts. -- Bed"ou*in*ism (&?;), n.
Bed"ou*in, a. Pertaining to the Bedouins; nomad.
Bed"pan` (&?;), n. 1. A pan for warming beds. Nares.
2. A shallow chamber vessel, so constructed that it can be used by a sick person in bed.
Bed"phere` (&?;), n. See Bedfere. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
{ Bed"piece` (&?;), Bed"plate` (&?;), } n. (Mach.) The foundation framing or piece, by which the other parts are supported and held in place; the bed; -- called also baseplate and soleplate.
Bed"post` (&?;), n. 1. One of the four standards that support a bedstead or the canopy over a bedstead.
2. Anciently, a post or pin on each side of the bed to keep the clothes from falling off. See Bedstaff. Brewer.
Bed"quilt` (&?;), n. A quilt for a bed; a coverlet.
Be*drab"ble (&?;), v. t. To befoul with rain and mud; to drabble.
Be*drag"gle (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedraggled (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bedraggling (&?;).] To draggle; to soil, as garments which, in walking, are suffered to drag in dust, mud, etc. Swift.
Be*drench" (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedrenched (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bedrenching.] To drench; to saturate with moisture; to soak. Shak.
Be*drib"ble (&?;), v. t. To dribble upon.
{ Bed"rid` (&?;), Bed"rid`den (&?;), } a. [OE. bedrede, AS. bedreda, bedrida; from bed, bedd, a bed or couch + ridda a rider; cf. OHG. pettiriso, G. bettrise. See Bed, n., and Ride, v. i. ] Confined to the bed by sickness or infirmity. "Her decrepit, sick, and bedrid father." Shak. "The estate of a bedridden old gentleman." Macaulay.
{ Bed"right` Bed"rite` } (&?;), n. [Bed + right, rite.] The duty or privilege of the marriage bed. Shak.
Be*driz"zle (&?;), v. t. To drizzle upon.
Bed" rock" (&?;). (Mining) The solid rock underlying superficial formations. Also Fig.
Bed"room (&?;), n. 1. A room or apartment intended or used for a bed; a lodging room.