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Besetter
Besetter Be*set"ter, n. One who, or that which, besets.
Besetting
Beset Be*set", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beset; p. pr. & vb. n. Besetting.] [AS. besettan (akin to OHG. bisazjan, G. besetzen, D. bezetten); pref. be- + settan to set. See Set.] 1. To set or stud (anything) with ornaments or prominent objects. A robe of azure beset with drops of gold. --Spectator. The garden is so beset with all manner of sweet shrubs that it perfumes the air. --Evelyn. 2. To hem in; to waylay; to surround; to besiege; to blockade. ``Beset with foes.' --Milton. Let thy troops beset our gates. --Addison. 3. To set upon on all sides; to perplex; to harass; -- said of dangers, obstacles, etc. ``Adam, sore beset, replied.' --Milton. ``Beset with ills.' --Addison. ``Incommodities which beset old age.' --Burke. 4. To occupy; to employ; to use up. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Syn: To surround; inclose; environ; hem in; besiege; encircle; encompass; embarrass; urge; press.
Besetting
Besetting Be*set"ting, a. Habitually attacking, harassing, or pressing upon or about; as, a besetting sin.

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- them. For some were taken & clapt up in prison, others had their houses besett & watcht night and day, & hardly escaped their hands; and the most were...
- Fellowship". The Birmingham Times. June 27, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2020. Besett, Cody (2002). "Dr. William H. Townsend papers, 1962-2005, UALR.MS.0299"...
- 1525 (repealed) 1525 c. 9 — 3 August 1525 Anent thame that lay wachis and besett gaitis for the slauchtir and invasioun of the persouns that thai has inemytie...
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- of silver, her head, her neck, her shoulders, the rest of her body, so besett with stones, that more in our whole jewell house wer not to be found. The...
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- Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2013. Besett, Cody (2002). "Dr. William H. Townsend papers, 1962-2005, UALR.MS.0299"...
- Rock News. Archived from the original on 2023-12-27. Retrieved 2023-12-27. Besett, Cody (2002). "Dr. William H. Townsend papers, 1962-2005, UALR.MS.0299"...
- Connecticut Forest and Park ****ociation, the word "Besek" is a corruption of "Besett", a Native American word for "black." Besek Mountain, 4 miles (6.4 km) long...