n. (Bot.) See Benne. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ AS. bēn. ] A prayer; boon. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]
What is good for a bootless bene ? Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Naut.) See Neaped. [ 1913 Webster ]
prep. [ OE. benethe, bineoðen, AS. beneoðan, benyðan; pref. be- + neoðan, nyðan, downward, beneath, akin to E. nether. See Nether. ]
Beneath a rude and nameless stone he lies. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
Our country sinks beneath the yoke. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
He will do nothing that is beneath his high station. Atterbury. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv.
The earth you take from beneath will be barren. Mortimer. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ L., (imperative pl., ) bless ye, praise ye. ] A canticle (the Latin version of which begins with this word) which may be used in the order for morning prayer in the Church of England. It is taken from an apocryphal addition to the third chapter of Daniel. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖ interj. [ See Benedicite, n. ] An exclamation corresponding to Bless you !. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. benedictus, p. p. of benedicere to bless. See Benison, and cf. Bennet. ] Having mild and salubrious qualities. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]