Definition of Besom. Meaning of Besom. Synonyms of Besom

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Definition of Besom

Besom
Besom Be"som, n. [OE. besme, besum, AS. besma; akin to D. bezem, OHG pesamo, G. besen; of uncertain origin.] A brush of twigs for sweeping; a broom; anything which sweeps away or destroys. [Archaic or Fig.] I will sweep it with the besom of destruction. --Isa. xiv. 23. The housemaid with her besom. --W. Irving.
Besom
Besom Be"som, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Besomed.] To sweep, as with a besom. [Archaic or Poetic] --Cowper. Rolls back all Greece, and besoms wide the plain. --Barlow.

Meaning of Besom from wikipedia

- A besom (/ˈbiːzəm/) is a broom, a household implement used for sweeping. The term is mostly reserved for a traditional broom constructed from a bundle...
- vanta; Russian: банный веник, IPA: [ˈbanːɨj ˈvʲenʲɪk]) or bath broom is a besom, or broom, used for bathing in saunas and Russian banyas. Boris Kustodiyev...
- watches, these pockets are rarely used for their original intended purpose. A besom pocket or slit pocket is a pocket cut into a garment instead of being sewn...
- Jumping the broom (or jumping the besom) is a phrase and custom relating to a wedding ceremony in which the couple jumps over a broom. It is most widespread...
- earlier besom during the Early Modern English period. The song Buy Broom Buzzems (by William Purvis 1752–1832) still refers to the "broom besom" as one...
- A. Nash is a British manufacturer of broomsticks, besom brooms and pea sticks, based in Tadley, Hampshire, England. The company holds a Royal Warrant...
- white birch, oak or eucalyptus (called banny venik, банный веник, "banya besom") are commonly used for m****age and to facilitate heat transfer from hot...
- started her own production company in 1989, originally named Gallus Besom (besom being a Scots or Northern English term of contempt for a surly or purposely...
- wine. The besom or broom, is often ****ociated with witches and witchcraft. The stories of witches flying on brooms originated from the besom.[citation...
- Guy (known as Wilson Guy, pen name Mat Mulcaghey, also going by The Oul' Besom Man) was a creamery manager, author, poet and broadcaster from the Fintona...