Defn: To bespatter, as with mud. [R.] Sterne.
BELVEDERE Bel`ve*dere", n. Etym: [It., fr. bello, bel, beautiful + vedere to see.] (Arch.)
Defn: A small building, or a part of a building, more or less open, constructed in a place commanding a fine prospect.
BELZEBUTH
Bel"ze*buth, n. Etym: [From Beelzebub.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A spider monkey (Ateles belzebuth) of Brazil.
BEMA
Be"ma, n. Etym: [Gr. step, platform.]
1. (Gr. Antiq.)
Defn: A platform from which speakers addressed an assembly. Mitford.
2. (Arch.) (a) That part of an early Christian church which was reserved for the higher clergy; the inner or eastern part of the chancel. (b) Erroneously: A pulpit.
BEMAD
Be*mad", v. t.