BEDAD, be-dad', _interj._ an Irish minced oath, from _begad_ = by God.
BEDAGGLE, be-dag'l, _v.t._ to soil by dragging along the wet ground.
BEDARKEN, be-dark'n, _v.t._ to cover with darkness.
BEDASH, be-dash', _v.t._ to bespatter with water.
BEDAUB, be-dawb', _v.t._ to daub over or smear with any dirty matter.
BEDAZZLE, be-daz'l, _v.t._ to dazzle or overpower by any strong
light.--_pa.p._ BEDAZ'ZLED, BEDAZED', stupefied, besotted.--_n._
BEDAZ'ZLEMENT.
BEDE. Same as BEAD, a prayer.
BEDEAFEN, be-def'n, _v.t._ to make deaf: to stun.
BEDECK, be-dek', _v.t._ to deck or ornament.
BEDEGUAR, bed'e-gar, _n._ a soft spongy gall found on the branches of some
species of roses, esp. the sweet-brier, called also the sweet-brier sponge.
[Through Fr. from Pers. and Ar. _b[=a]d[=a]-war_, lit. 'wind-brought.']
BEDEL, b[=e]'dl, BEDELL, be-del', archaic forms of BEADLE (q.v.), still
used at Oxford and Cambridge.
BEDESMAN. Same as BEADSMAN (q.v. under BEAD).
BEDEVIL, be-dev'il, _v.t._ to throw into confusion: to 'play the devil'
with: to torment: to treat with devilish malignity.--_pass._ to be
possessed of a devil, to be devil-rid.--_n._ BEDEV'ILMENT.
BEDEW, be-d[=u]', _v.t._ to moisten gently, as with dew.