Meaning of BELDAM
| Pronunciation: | | 'beldum
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- [n] a woman of advanced age
- [n] an ugly evil-looking old woman
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| | Synonyms: | | beldame, crone, hag, witch |
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| | See Also: | | old woman | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Bel"dam\ Beldame \Bel"dame\, n. [Pref. bel-, denoting
relationship + dame mother: cf. F. belledame fair lady, It.
belladonna. See {Belle}, and {Dame}.]
1. Grandmother; -- corresponding to belsire.
To show the beldam daughters of her daughter.
--Shak.
2. An old woman in general; especially, an ugly old woman; a
hag.
Around the beldam all erect they hang. --Akenside.
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| | Related Terms: | | bag, bat, battle-ax, beast, berserk, berserker, biddy, bitch, bitch-kitty, bomber, brute, cat, common scold, crone, dame, demon, devil, dowager, drab, dragon, fiend, firebrand, fire-eater, fishwife, frump, fury, gammer, goon, gorilla, grandam, grandmother, granny, grimalkin, gunsel, hag, hardnose, hellcat, hellhag, hellhound, hellion, hell-raiser, holy terror, hood, hoodlum, hothead, hotspur, incendiary, Jezebel, killer, mad dog, madcap, Mafioso, matriarch, matron, monster, mugger, old battle-ax, old dame, old girl, old granny, old lady, old trot, old wife, old woman, rapist, revolutionary, savage, scold, she-devil, she-wolf, shrew, siren, spitfire, termagant, terror, terrorist, tiger, tigress, tough, tough guy, trot, ugly customer, violent, virago, vixen, war-horse, wild beast, wildcat, witch, wolf, Young Turk |
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