BELECTURE
Be*lec"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belectured; p. pr. & vb. n.
Belecturing.]
Defn: To vex with lectures; to lecture frequently.
BELEE
Be*lee", v. t.
Defn: To place under the lee, or unfavorably to the wind. Shak.
BELEMNITE Be*lem"nite, n. Etym: [Gr. dart, fr. dart, fr. to throw: cf. F. bélemnite.] (Paleon.)
Defn: A conical calcareous fossil, tapering to a point at the lower extremity, with a conical cavity at the other end, where it is ordinarily broken; but when perfect it contains a small chambered cone, called the phragmocone, prolonged, on one side, into a delicate concave blade; the thunderstone. It is the internal shell of a cephalopod related to the sepia, and belonging to an extinct family. The belemnites are found in rocks of the Jurassic and Cretaceous ages. — Bel*em*nit"ic, a.
BELEPER
Be*lep"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belepered.]
Defn: To infect with leprosy. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
BEL-ESPRIT
Bel"-es*prit", n.; pl. Beaux-esprits. Etym: [F., fine wit.]
Defn: A fine genius, or man of wit. "A man of letters and a bel esprit." W. Irving.