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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)



924 words match “BEAU”

INTEND v.
r artistically; to fashion; to mold. [Obs.] Modesty was made When she was first intended. Beau. & Fl.
INVECT v.
To inveigh. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
INVENTORY v.
nt of goods; as, a merchant inventories his stock. I will give out divers schedules of my beauty; it shall be inventoried, and every particle and utensil labeled. Shak.
INWARD a.
Seated in the mind, heart, spirit, or soul. "Inward beauty." Shak.
INWARDLY adv.
Intimately; thoroughly. [Obs.] I shall desire to know him more inwardly. Beau. & Fl.
INWHEEL v.
To encircle. [R.] Beau. & Fl.
IODINE n.
ting a chlorinelike odor. Symbol I. Atomic weight 126.5. If heated, iodine volatilizes in beautiful violet vapors.
JACARANDA n.
The native Brazilian name for certain leguminous trees, which produce the beautiful woods called king wood, tiger wood, and violet wood.
JAPONICA n.
A species of Camellia (Camellia Japonica), a native of Japan, bearing beautiful red or white flowers. Many other genera have species of the same name.
JERKER n.
A beater. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
JIG n. 2 definitions
verse; a ballad. [Obs.] A jig shall be clapped at, and every rhyme Praised and applauded. Beau. & Fl.
JILL n.
A young woman; a sweetheart. See Gill. Beau. & Fl.
JOY n.
which causes joy or happiness. For ye are our glory and joy. 1 Thess. ii. 20. A thing of beauty is a joy forever. Keats.
KALEIDOSCOPE n.
rfaces so arranged that changes of position exhibit its contents in an endless variety of beautiful colors and symmetrical forms. It has been much employed in arts of design. Shifting like the fragments of colored glass in the kaleidoscope. G. W. Cable.
KAMA n.
The Hindoo Cupid. He is represented as a beautiful youth, with a bow of sugar cane or flowers.
KELL n.
overs or envelops as a caul; a net; a fold; a film. [Obs.] I'll have him cut to the kell. Beau. & Fl.
KIBED a.
Chapped; cracked with cold; affected with chilblains; as kibed heels. Beau. & Fl.
KIMNEL n.
A tub. See Kemelin. [Obs.] She knew not what a kimnel was Beau. & Fl.
KIRSOME a.
Christian; christened. [Obs.] I am a true kirsome woman. Beau. & Fl.
KISSER n.
One who kisses. Beau. & Fl.
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