Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To wet; moisten.
  • noun In falconry, the leather with which the bell was attached to a hawk's leg.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb To wet or moisten.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb transitive To wet or moisten profusely.

Etymologies

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From Middle English beweten, equivalent to be- +‎ wet.

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Examples

  • And then we embraced and kissed the one the other, the tears so abundantly flowing out from both our eyes, that we all bewet both our faces, and scarcely for sorrow could we speak one to another.

    The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3) James Anthony Froude 1856

  • Lyrics A shero ro ro Shero ro ro ro Shero ro High i high OOO ay ay ay A shero ro ro Shero ro ro ro Shero ro High and high OOO ay ay ay Pasti bet (dewilang) keswa gar (iam with her) Fegeg alkuning, Beswa kelswa Melkim sebay benor alem yegeza aa al Tetang hedch ende mesobe engera Engeraa bewet yale ching Jegedam wereed Me yasdeseteng kenu keswa gara Leb yelalat sew na yelib làba I like to fly Leben yeza hedech eswa There is a big bad wolf in your ne bor hood Melkim sebi There is a big bad wolf in your ne bor hood with an attitude Melkim sebi High There is a big bad wolf in your ne bor hood Melkim sebii, High Alemem yegezal How how wonderful by the pool withe nipple to nipple bubble bubble keep it simple, coz If you smile you can wen a grump of mammal Leave the gator boots, let them stay in the gun-gel, like makers takers but beget lose and the start to trip tow put the sting around the three tow, lash the competition like dash the 100 meter and rest more keep your sole powerful spectacular aspectual.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • Lyrics A shero ro ro Shero ro ro ro Shero ro High i high OOO ay ay ay A shero ro ro Shero ro ro ro Shero ro High and high OOO ay ay ay Pasti bet (dewilang) keswa gar (iam with her) Fegeg alkuning, Beswa kelswa Melkim sebay benor alem yegeza aa al Tetang hedch ende mesobe engera Engeraa bewet yale ching Jegedam wereed Me yasdeseteng kenu keswa gara Leb yelalat sew na yelib làba I like to fly Leben yeza hedech eswa There is a big bad wolf in your ne bor hood Melkim sebi There is a big bad wolf in your ne bor hood with an attitude Melkim sebi High There is a big bad wolf in your ne bor hood Melkim sebii, High Alemem yegezal How how wonderful by the pool withe nipple to nipple bubble bubble keep it simple, coz If you smile you can wen a grump of mammal Leave the gator boots, let them stay in the gun-gel, like makers takers but beget lose and the start to trip tow put the sting around the three tow, lash the competition like dash the 100 meter and rest more keep your sole powerful spectacular aspectual.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

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