 Something raised on an eminence to be fired on the approach of an enemy ; marks erected to direct navigators. BEAD, bide, s. 227. Small globes or balls strung upon a thread, and used by the Roman Catholicks to count their prayer« ¡ little balls worn...  Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language - الصفحة 57بواسطة John Walker - 1828 - عدد الصفحات: 447عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
 | Samuel Johnson - 1768 - عدد الصفحات: 1002
...ACHY. a. [from teacb^ Having beaches. Slakejp. I'i:ACON. /. [beacon, Sr.xon.] I . Something railed on an eminence, to be fired on the approach of an enemy. Gay. 2. Marks erected to tiirefl navigators. V ''.AD. / [btabe, prayer, Sax.] i . Small globes or balls... | |
 | Thomas Sheridan - 1790 - عدد الصفحات: 656
...a. Expofed to the waves. BEACHY, b¿'-tfliy. a. Having beaches. BEACON, be'kn. f. Something raifed on an eminence, to be fired on the approach of an enemy; marks erected to direct navigators. BEAD, he'df Small globes or balls ftrung upon a thread, and ufed by the Romanics to count their prayers ;... | |
 | John Walker - 1797 - عدد الصفحات: 608
...n3t(l63); tibefj?!), tab fi?»), bill (173); & (299) ; i BEACON, bi'kn. f. (17°). Something raifcd on an eminence, to be fired on the approach of an enemy ; marks erected to direct navigators. BEAD, bedc. f. (227). Small'globes. or .balls llrungupona thread, and ufed by the Roman Catholics to count... | |
 | Thomas Sheridan - 1797 - عدد الصفحات: 618
...bè'-t(hèd. a. Expofed to the waves. BE ACHY, bé'-tmy\ a. Having beaches. BEACON, be'kn. f. Something raifed on an eminence, to be fired on the approach of an enemy ; a mark eredled to direft navigators. BEAD, be'df Small globes or balls ftrung upon a thread, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - عدد الصفحات: 954
...nips. BE'ACON. ns [beacon, Sax. from b¿cn. a signal, and becnan, whence beckon, to make a signal.] i. Something raised on an eminence, to be fired on the approach of an enemy, to alarm the country. His blazing eyes, like two bright sfaininf shields, Did burn with wrath, and... | |
 | James Wood - 1813 - عدد الصفحات: 632
...Holy Ghost here, and in that fulness of joy at God's right hand for evermore, Col. ni. 11. BEACON, something raised on an eminence to be fired on the approach of an enemy ; or on a place of danger, to warn passengers to avoid it. The Jews were like a beacon and ensign on... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1813 - عدد الصفحات: 764
...Sussex, between Hastings and Shoreham. Lat. 50. 44. N. Long. 0. 20 E. BE'ACON. s. (beacon, Saxon). 1. Something raised on an eminence, to be fired on the approach of an enemy (Gay). 2. Marks erected to direct navigators. The corporation of the Trinity-house are* empowered to... | |
 | 1816 - عدد الصفحات: 740
...[b-acan, Sax. from •..-, a lignal, and teman, whence betlton, to make a fignai ] i. Something nifed on an eminence, to be fired on the approach of an enemy, to alarm the country. — The king leemed to account of Perkin as a May-game; yet had given orckr :... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Perthensis - 1816 - عدد الصفحات: 750
...[beacon, Sax. from kef, a %nal, and becnan, whence beckon, to make a fign.il ], i. Something raiild on an eminence, to be fired on the approach of an enemy, to alarm the country. — The king feemed to accourt of Perk in as a Mayrgame; yet liad given order... | |
 | John Walker - 1819 - عدد الصفحات: 800
...BEACHED, bWtsh'M. a. Exposed to the waves BEACHY, beetsh ea Having beaches. BEACON, be'kn. s. 170. Something raised on an eminence, to be fired on the...enemy ; marks erected to direct navigators. BEAD, beile. s. 227. Small globes or balls strung upon a tjirend, and used by the Roman Catholicks to count... | |
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