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The molding of a cornice immediately below the corona. Oxf. Gloss.

A bed and its furniture; the materials of a bed, whether for man or beast; bedclothes; litter.

Same as Biestings.

The second crust formed in port and some other wines after long keeping. It consists of pure, shining scales of tartar, supposed to resemble the wing of a bee.

Suitable; proper; becoming; fitting.

In a befitting manner; suitably.

To furnish with a fringe; to form a fringe upon; to adorn as with fringe. Fuller.

The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states. In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Gen. i. 1.

Alluring by guile; deluding; misleading; diverting. -- Be*guil"ing*ly, adv.

Obliged; beholden. [Obs.] I was much bound and beholding to the right reverend father. Robynson (More's Utopia). So much hath Oxford been beholding to her nephews, or sister's children. Fuller.

, The state of being obliged or beholden. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.

Existing.

A strong pin in the side of a vessel, or by the mast, round which ropes are wound when they are fastened or belayed.

That believes; having belief. -- Be*liev"ing*ly, adv.

A bellowing, as of a deer in rutting time. Johnson.

longs to one; that which pertains to one; hence, goods or effects. "Thyself and thy belongings." Shak.

The material of which belts for machinery are made; also, belts, taken collectively.

To mingle; to mix.

The marking of the clothes with stripes or horizontal bands. [Obs.] Chaucer.

The season when pigeons are said to feed on bents, before peas are ripe. Bare benting times . . . may come. Dryden.