He tires betimes that spurs too fast betimes.
Shak.
Be*ti"tle (&?;), v. t. To furnish with a title or titles; to entitle. [Obs.] Carlyle.
Be*to"ken (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Betokened (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Betokening.] 1. To signify by some visible object; to show by signs or tokens.
A dewy cloud, and in the cloud a bow . . .
Betokening peace from God, and covenant new.
Milton.
2. To foreshow by present signs; to indicate something future by that which is seen or known; as, a dark cloud often betokens a storm.
Syn. -- To presage; portend; indicate; mark; note.
||Bé`ton" (&?;), n. [F. béton, fr. L. bitumen bitumen.] (Masonry) The French name for concrete; hence, concrete made after the French fashion.
Be*tongue" (&?;), v. t. To attack with the tongue; to abuse; to insult.
Bet"o*ny (&?;), n.; pl. Betonies (&?;). [OE. betony, betany, F. betoine, fr. L. betonica, vettonica.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Betonica (Linn.).
The purple or wood betony (B. officinalis, Linn.) is common in Europe, being formerly used in medicine, and (according to Loudon) in dyeing wool a yellow color.
Be*took" (&?;), imp. of Betake.
Be*torn" (&?;), a. Torn in pieces; tattered.
Be*toss (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Betossed (&?;).] To put in violent motion; to agitate; to disturb; to toss. "My betossed soul." Shak.
Be*trap" (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Betrapped (&?;).] 1. To draw into, or catch in, a trap; to insnare; to circumvent. Gower.