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beldam (noun)

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  • beldam — /ˈbɛldæm/ (say beldam) noun Archaic 1. an old woman, especially an ugly one; hag. 2. a grandmother. Also, beldame /ˈbɛldam/ (say beldahm). {Middle English: grandmother, from bel (from Old French: bel, belle fair) used like grand (def. 12) + dam …  

  • beldam — or beldame noun Etymology: Middle English beldam grandmother, from Anglo French bel beautiful + Middle English dam Date: 1520 an old woman …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • beldam — (Roget s Thesaurus II) (or beldame) noun An ugly, frightening old woman: crone, hag, witch. Slang: biddy. Archaic: trot. See BEAUTIFUL …   English dictionary for students

  • beldam — [ bɛldəm] (also beldame) noun archaic an old woman. Origin ME: from OFr. bel beautiful + dam3 …   English new terms dictionary

  • beldame — noun 1. an ugly evil looking old woman • Syn: ↑hag, ↑beldam, ↑witch, ↑crone • Hypernyms: ↑old woman 2. a woman of advanced age • Syn: ↑belda …   Useful english dictionary

  • beldame — noun see beldam …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • old woman — noun 1. a woman who is old (Freq. 11) • Hypernyms: ↑oldster, ↑old person, ↑senior citizen, ↑golden ager, ↑woman, ↑adult female • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • hag — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. harridan, termagant, shrew, witch, crone. See evildoer. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. old woman, crone, witch, virago, vixen, withered old woman, shrew, ogress, hellhag, hellcat, grandmother, fishwife,… …   English dictionary for students

  • witch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hag, beldam[e], crone; shrew, scold, dragon; sorceress, enchantress; charmer. See ugliness, beauty, sorcery, evildoer. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sorcerer, sorceress, warlock, magician, enchantress,… …   English dictionary for students

  • bel|dame — «BEHL duhm, DAYM», noun. = beldam. (Cf. ↑beldam) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hag. — abbr. Haggai (Old Testament). * * * Haggai. * * * Hag. (Bible) abbrev (the Book of) Haggai * * * hag1 «hag», noun. 1. a very ugly old woman, especially one who is vicious or malicious: »The old hag made a face to chase the children from her yard …   Useful english dictionary

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