beldam
11beldam — (Roget s Thesaurus II) (or beldame) noun An ugly, frightening old woman: crone, hag, witch. Slang: biddy. Archaic: trot. See BEAUTIFUL …
12beldam — bel·dam || beldÉ™m n. wicked old woman, hag …
13beldam — [ bɛldəm] (also beldame) noun archaic an old woman. Origin ME: from OFr. bel beautiful + dam3 …
14beldam — n.; (also beldame) Hag, Jezebel, virago, vixen, fury, old hag …
15beldam — n hag, crone, harridan, witch; vixen, shrew, tartar, virago, scold, Xanthippe, termagent, spitfire; old woman, Inf. granny …
16beldam — bel·dam …
17beldam — bel•dam [[t]ˈbɛl dəm, dæm[/t]] also bel•dame [[t] dəm, ˌdeɪm[/t]] n. an old woman, esp. an ugly one; hag • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME: grandmother < bel grand (< MF bel fine; see belle) +dam mother (see dam …
18beldam — A foul old woman …
19beldam — n. (also beldame) archaic 1 an old woman; a hag. 2 a virago. Etymology: ME & OF bel beautiful + DAM(2), DAME …
20Joseph Beldam — (26 December 1795 6 June 1866) was an English writer, historian and advocate of the abolishment of slavery.Beldam was born at Shepreth Hall (Cambridgeshire), son of William Beldam and Marianne (née Woodham), and died at Banyers, Royston… …
