BEIN, b[=e]n, _adj._ and _adv._ (_Scot._) comfortable: well off: well
found: (_slang_) good.--_n._ BEIN'NESS. [M. E. _bene_, of dubious origin;
the derivation has been sought in Scand. _beinn_, or in L. _bene_, Fr.
_bien_.]
BEING, b[=e]'ing, _n._ existence: substance: essence: any person or thing
existing.--_adj._ B[=E]'ING, existing, present.--_adj._
B[=E]'INGLESS.--_n._ B[=E]'INGNESS. [From the _pr.p._ of BE.]
BEINKED, b[=e]-inkt', _p.adj._ smeared with ink.
BEJADE, be-j[=a]d', _v.t._ (_obs._) to tire out.
BEJAN, b[=e]'jan, _n._ a freshman at the universities of Aberdeen and St
Andrews, and formerly in several continental universities. [Fr. _bejaune_,
a novice, from _bec jaune_, 'yellow beak,' a term used for a nestling or
unfledged bird.]
BEJESUIT, be-j[.e]z'[=u]-it, _v.t._ to initiate or seduce into Jesuitism.
BEJEWEL, be-j[=oo]'[.e]l, _v.t._ to deck with jewels.