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ith an army so as to preclude escape; to besiege; to blockade. The wail of famine in beleaguered towns. Longfellow.

One who beleaguers.

A bright star of the first magnitude, near one shoulder of Orion. [Written also Betelgeux and Betelgeuse.]

To attack with the tongue; to abuse; to insult.

The knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare).

Mendacious boasting; falcefood; humbug.

The boce; -- called also bogue bream. See Boce.

A cabal, intrigue, faction, contention, strife, or quarrel. [Obs.] Chesterfield.

ion; esp. the Irish manner of pronouncing English. Or take, Hibernis, thy still ranker brogue. Lloyd.

Breeches. [Obs.] Shenstone.

A very broad and heavy wooden collar which certain offenders in China are compelled to wear as a punishment.

ion of names, or articles arranged methodically, often in alphabetical order; as, a catalogue of the students of a college, or of books, or of the stars. Card catalogue, a catalogue, as of books, having each item entered on a separate card, and the cards arranged in cases by subjects, or authors, or alphabetically. --…

A maker of catalogues; esp. one skilled in the making of catalogues.

Promoting the discharge of bile from the system. -- n.

Closemouthed; silent. "Close-tongued treason." Shak.

A small wooden vessel; a pail. [Scot.] Jamieson.

A partner or associate in some civil or ecclesiastical office or employment. It is never used of partners in trade or manufactures.

Partnership in office. Milton.

s; to plot mischief. [Archaic or Colloq.] Pray go in; and, sister, salve the matter, Collogue with her again, and all shall be well. Greene. He had been colloguing with my wife. Thackeray.

A fellow rogue. [Obs.]