Be*taught" (&?;), a. [p. p. of OE. bitechen, AS. bet&?;can, to assign, deliver. See Teach.] Delivered; committed in trust. [Obs.]
Bete (&?;), v. t. To better; to mend. See Beete. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Be*tee"la (&?;), n. [Pg. beatilha.] An East India muslin, formerly used for cravats, veils, etc. [Obs.]
Be*teem" (&?;), v. t. [Pref. be- + an old verb teem to be fitting; cf. D. betamen to beseem, G. ziemen, Goth. gatiman, and E. tame. See Tame, a.] 1. To give ; to bestow; to grant; to accord; to consent. [Obs.] Spenser. Milton.