Her snowy brows, like budded belamours.
Spenser.
Bel"a*my (&?;), n. [F. bel ami fair friend.] Good friend; dear friend. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Be*late" (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belated; p. pr. & vb. n. Belating.] To retard or make too late. Davenant.
Be*lat"ed, a. Delayed beyond the usual time; too late; overtaken by night; benighted. "Some belated peasant." Milton. -- Be*lat"ed*ness, n. Milton.
Be*laud" (&?;), v. t. To laud or praise greatly.
Be*lay" (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belaid, Belayed (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Belaying.] [For senses 1 & 2, D. beleggen to cover, belay; akin to E. pref. be-, and lay to place: for sense 3, OE. beleggen, AS. belecgan. See pref. Be-, and Lay to place.] 1. To lay on or cover; to adorn. [Obs.]
Jacket . . . belayed with silver lace.
Spenser.
2. (Naut.) To make fast, as a rope, by taking several turns with it round a pin, cleat, or kevel. Totten.
3. To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block up or obstruct. [Obs.] Dryden.
Belay thee! Stop.
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Be*lay"ing pin` (b*l"ng pn`). (Naut.) A strong pin in the side of a vessel, or by the mast, round which ropes are wound when they are fastened or belayed.
Belch (blch; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belched (blcht); p. pr. & vb. n. Belching.] [OE. belken, AS. bealcan, akin to E. bellow. See Bellow, v. i.] 1. To eject or throw up from the stomach with violence; to eruct.
I belched a hurricane of wind.
Swift.
2. To eject violently from within; to cast forth; to emit; to give vent to; to vent.
Within the gates that now
Stood open wide, belching outrageous flame.
Milton.
Belch, v. i. 1. To eject wind from the stomach through the mouth; to eructate.