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Minute acicular or dendritic crystalline forms sometimes observed in glassy volcanic rocks.

At or during pleasure. For our English judges there never was . . . any bene placito as their tenure. F. Harrison.

A canticle (the Latin version of which begins with this word) which may be used in the order for morning prayer in the Church of England. It is taken from an apocryphal addition to the third chapter of Daniel.

ct of kindness; a favor conferred. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Ps. ciii. 2.

ness, old age, and for the expenses of burial. Usually called friendly society in Great Britain.

One who confers a benefit; -- also, one who receives a benefit.

The quality of being benign; goodness; kindness; graciousness. "Benignity of aspect." Sir W. Scott.

A holy-water stoup. Shipley.

A descendant of Benjamin; one of the tribe of Benjamin. Judg. iii. 15.

One who believes in Benthamism.

A double sulphide of antimony and iron, of a dark steel-gray color.

To suit; to fit; to become. [Obs.]

To daub or soil with spittle. Johnson.

The state or quality of being bestial.

An inhabitant of Bethlehem in Judea.

To furnish with a title or titles; to entitle. [Obs.] Carlyle.

A double slip of leather by which bells are fastened to a hawk's legs.

To gain an ascendency over by charms or incantations; to affect (esp. to injure) by witchcraft or sorcery. See how I am bewitched; behold, mine arm Is like a blasted sapling withered up. Shak.

The state of being bewitched. Gauden.

One who bewitches.