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BELDAME
beldam, beldame
(noun) a woman of advanced age
hag, beldam, beldame, witch, crone
(noun) an ugly evil-looking old woman
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
beldame (plural beldames)
(obsolete) A grandmother.
(now archaic) An old woman, particularly an ugly one.
Synonyms
• (ugly woman): crone, hag, harridan
• See also ugly person
Anagrams
• embaled
Source: Wiktionary
Bel"dam Bel"dame, n. Etym: [Pref. bel-, denoting relationship + dame mother: cf. F. belledame fair lady, It. belladonna. See Belle, and Dame.]
1. Grandmother; -- corresponding to belsire. To show the beldam daughters of her daughter. Shak.
2. An old woman in general; especially, an ugly old woman; a hag. Around the beldam all erect they hang. Akenside.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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