Bel
(Bel) n. The Babylonian name of the god known among the Hebrews as Baal. See Baal. Baruch
vi. 41.
Belabor
(Be*la"bor) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belabored ; p. pr. & vb. n. Belaboring.]
1. To ply diligently; to work carefully upon. "If the earth is belabored with culture, it yieldeth corn." Barrow.
2. To beat soundly; to cudgel.
Ajax belabors there a harmless ox.
Dryden.
Bel-accoyle
(Bel`-ac*coyle") n. [F. bel beautiful + accueil reception.] A kind or favorable reception or
salutation. [Obs.]
Belace
(Be*lace") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belaced ]
1. To fasten, as with a lace or cord. [Obs.]
2. To cover or adorn with lace. [Obs.] Beaumont.
3. To beat with a strap. See Lace. [Obs.] Wright.
Belam
(Be*lam") v. t. [See Lam.] To beat or bang. [Prov. & Low, Eng.] Todd.
Belamour
(Bel"a*mour) n. [F. bel amour fair love.]
1. A lover. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. A flower, but of what kind is unknown. [Obs.]
Her snowy brows, like budded belamours.
Spenser.
Belamy
(Bel"a*my) n. [F. bel ami fair friend.] Good friend; dear friend. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Belate
(Be*late") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belated; p. pr. & vb. n. Belating.] To retard or make too late.
Davenant.
Belated
(Be*lat"ed), a. Delayed beyond the usual time; too late; overtaken by night; benighted. "Some
belated peasant." Milton. — Be*lat"ed*ness, n. Milton.
Belaud
(Be*laud") v. t. To laud or praise greatly.
