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/beed"hows'/, n., pl. bedehouses /-how'ziz/.beadhouse.
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bedehouse
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Bedehouse — Bede house , n. Same as {Beadhouse}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bedehouse — [bēd′hous΄] n. BEADHOUSE … English World dictionary
Bedehouse — Beadhouse Bead house , Bedehouse Bede house , n. [OE. bede prayer + E. house. See {Bead}, n.] An almshouse for poor people who pray daily for their benefactors. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bedehouse — /ˈbidhaʊs/ (say beedhows) noun → beadhouse …
bedehouse — n. almshouse housing beadsmen … Dictionary of difficult words
bedehouse — /beed hows /, n., pl. bedehouses / how ziz/. beadhouse … Useful english dictionary
Bede — • The old English word bede (Anglo Saxon bed) means a prayer, though the derivative form, gebed, was more common in this sense in Anglo Saxon literature Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Bede Bede … Catholic encyclopedia
Beadhouse — Bead house , Bedehouse Bede house , n. [OE. bede prayer + E. house. See {Bead}, n.] An almshouse for poor people who pray daily for their benefactors. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beadhouse — /beed hows /, n., pl. beadhouses / how ziz/. (formerly) an almshouse in which the residents were required to pray for the founder. Also, bedehouse. [1125 75; ME; see BEAD, HOUSE] * * * … Universalium
beadhouse — /ˈbidhaʊs/ (say beedhows) noun British (formerly) an almshouse whose beneficiaries were required to pray for the founder. Also, bedehouse. {bead (in obsolete sense prayer ) + house1} …
