BETE
Bete, v. t.
Defn: To better; to mend. See Beete. [Obs.] Chaucer.
BETEELA
Be*tee"la, n. Etym: [Pg. beatilha.]
Defn: An East India muslin, formerly used for cravats, veils, etc.
[Obs.]
BETEEM
Be*teem", v. t. Etym: [Pref. be- + an old verb teem to be fitting;
cf. D. betamen to beseem, G. ziemen, Goth. gatiman, and E. tame. See
Tame, a.]
1. To give ; to bestow; to grant; to accord; to consent. [Obs.] Spenser. Milton.
2. To allow; to permit; to suffer. [Obs.] So loving to my mother, That he might not beteem the winds of heaven Visit her face too roughly. Shak.
BETEL Be"tel, n. Etym: [Pg., fr. Tamil vettilei, prop. meaning, a mere leaf.] (Bot.)
Defn: A species of pepper (Piper betle), the leaves of which are chewed, with the areca or betel nut and a little shell lime, by the inhabitants of the East Indies. I is a woody climber with ovate manynerved leaves.
BETELGUESE
Bet"el*guese, n. Etym: [F. Bételgeuse, of Arabic origin.] (Astron.)