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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: beldame (0.00897 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to beldame.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: beldame
beldame
n 1: an ugly evil-looking old woman [syn:
hag,
beldam,
witch,
crone]
2: a woman of advanced age [syn:
beldam]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Beldame
Beldam
\Bel"dam\ Beldame
\Bel"dame\, n. [Pref. bel-, denoting
relationship + dame mother: cf. F. belledame fair lady, It.
belladonna. See
Belle, and
Dame.]
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1. Grandmother; -- corresponding to belsire.
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To show the beldam daughters of her daughter.
--Shak.
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2. An old woman in general; especially, an ugly old woman; a
hag.
Syn: hag, beldam, witch, crone.
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Around the beldam all erect they hang. --Akenside.
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