BEDLAMS

Noun

bedlams

plural of bedlam

Anagrams

• beldams

Source: Wiktionary


BEDLAM

Bed"lam, n. Etym: [See Bethlehem.]

1. A place appropriated to the confinement and care of the insane; a madhouse. Abp. Tillotson.

2. An insane person; a lunatic; a madman. [Obs.] Let's get the bedlam to lead him. Shak.

3. Any place where uproar and confusion prevail.

Bed"lam, a.

Definition: Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse. "The bedlam, brainsick duchess." Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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