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Made smooth by beating or treading; worn by use. "A broad and beaten way." Milton. "Beaten gold." Shak.

One who, or that which, beats.

To bathe; also, to dry or heat, as unseasoned wood. [Obs.] Spenser.

Having the power to impart or complete blissful enjoyment; blissful. "The beatific vision." South. -- Be`a*tif"ic*al*ly, adv.

To beatify. [Obs.] Fuller.

The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; esp., in the R. C. Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased person is one of "the blessed," or has attained the second degree of sanctity, -- usually a stage in the process of canonization. "The beatification of his spirit." Jer. Ta…

y, or supremely blessed, or as conferring happiness. The common conceits and phrases that beatify wealth. Barrow.

Pulsation; throbbing; as, the beating of the heart.

Any one of the nine declarations (called the Beatitudes), made in the Sermon on the Mount (Matt. v. 3-12), with regard to the blessedness of those who are distinguished by certain specified virtues.

A man who takes great care to dress in the latest fashion; a dandy.

A conception or image of consummate beauty, moral or physical, formed in the mind, free from all the deformities, defects, and blemishes seen in actual existence; an ideal or faultless standard or model.

The fashionable world; people of fashion and gayety. Prior.

A small flat curl worn on the temple by women. [Humorous]

A niche, cupboard, or sideboard for plate, china, glass, etc.; a buffet. A beaufet . . . filled with gold and silver vessels. Prescott.

See Biffin. Wright.

A scale of wind force devised by Sir F. Beaufort, R. N., in 1805, in which the force is indicated by numbers from 0 to 12.

Like a beau; characteristic of a beau; foppish; fine. "A beauish young spark." Byrom.

A cement used in making joints, filling cracks, etc. For iron, the principal constituents are iron borings and sal ammoniac; for wood, white lead or litharge, whiting, and linseed oil.

A father. [Obs.] Wyclif.

The black and white standard of the Knights Templars.