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BeholdBehold Be*hold", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beheld(p. p. formerly
Beholden, now used only as a p. a.); p. pr. & vb. n.
Beholding.] [OE. bihalden, biholden, AS. behealdan to hold,
have in sight; pref. be- + healdan to hold, keep; akin to G.
behalten to hold, keep. See Hold.]
To have in sight; to see clearly; to look at; to regard with
the eyes.
When he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. --Num.
xxi. 9.
Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of
the world. --John. i. 29.
Syn: To scan; gaze; regard; descry; view; discern. Behold
Behold Be*hold", v. i.
To direct the eyes to, or fix them upon, an object; to look;
to see.
And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne, . .
. a lamb as it had been slain. --Rev. v. 6.
BeholdenBehold Be*hold", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beheld(p. p. formerly
Beholden, now used only as a p. a.); p. pr. & vb. n.
Beholding.] [OE. bihalden, biholden, AS. behealdan to hold,
have in sight; pref. be- + healdan to hold, keep; akin to G.
behalten to hold, keep. See Hold.]
To have in sight; to see clearly; to look at; to regard with
the eyes.
When he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. --Num.
xxi. 9.
Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of
the world. --John. i. 29.
Syn: To scan; gaze; regard; descry; view; discern. Beholden
Beholden Be*hold"en, p. a. [Old p. p. of behold, used in the
primitive sense of the simple verb hold.]
Obliged; bound in gratitude; indebted.
But being so beholden to the Prince. --Tennyson.
Beholder
Beholder Be*hold"er, n.
One who beholds; a spectator.
Beholding
Beholding Be*hold"ing, n.
The act of seeing; sight; also, that which is beheld. --Shak.
BeholdingBehold Be*hold", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beheld(p. p. formerly
Beholden, now used only as a p. a.); p. pr. & vb. n.
Beholding.] [OE. bihalden, biholden, AS. behealdan to hold,
have in sight; pref. be- + healdan to hold, keep; akin to G.
behalten to hold, keep. See Hold.]
To have in sight; to see clearly; to look at; to regard with
the eyes.
When he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. --Num.
xxi. 9.
Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of
the world. --John. i. 29.
Syn: To scan; gaze; regard; descry; view; discern. Beholdingness
Beholdingness Be*hold"ing*ness, n.,
The state of being obliged or beholden. [Obs.] --Sir P.
Sidney.
Bottleholder
Bottleholder Bot"tle*hold`er, n.
1. One who attends a pugilist in a prize fight; -- so called
from the bottle of water of which he has charge.
2. One who assists or supports another in a contest; an
abettor; a backer. [Colloq.]
Lord Palmerston considered himself the bottleholder
of oppressed states. --The London
Times.
Candleholder
Candleholder Can"dle*hold`er, n.
One who, or that which, holds a candle; also, one who assists
another, but is otherwise not of importance. --Shak.
Compound householderCompound Com"pound, a. [OE. compouned, p. p. of compounen. See
Compound, v. t.]
Composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts;
produced by the union of several ingredients, parts, or
things; composite; as, a compound word.
Compound substances are made up of two or more simple
substances. --I. Watts.
Compound addition, subtraction, multiplication,
division (Arith.), the addition, subtraction, etc., of
compound numbers.
Compound crystal (Crystallog.), a twin crystal, or one
seeming to be made up of two or more crystals combined
according to regular laws of composition.
Compound engine (Mech.), a form of steam engine in which
the steam that has been used in a high-pressure cylinder
is made to do further service in a larger low-pressure
cylinder, sometimes in several larger cylinders,
successively.
Compound ether. (Chem.) See under Ether.
Compound flower (Bot.), a flower head resembling a single
flower, but really composed of several florets inclosed in
a common calyxlike involucre, as the sunflower or
dandelion.
Compound fraction. (Math.) See Fraction.
Compound fracture. See Fracture.
Compound householder, a householder who compounds or
arranges with his landlord that his rates shall be
included in his rents. [Eng.]
Compound interest. See Interest.
Compound larceny. (Law) See Larceny.
Compound leaf (Bot.), a leaf having two or more separate
blades or leaflets on a common leafstalk.
Compound microscope. See Microscope.
Compound motion. See Motion.
Compound number (Math.), one constructed according to a
varying scale of denomination; as, 3 cwt., 1 qr., 5 lb.;
-- called also denominate number.
Compound pier (Arch.), a clustered column.
Compound quantity (Alg.), a quantity composed of two or
more simple quantities or terms, connected by the sign +
(plus) or - (minus). Thus, a + b - c, and bb - b, are
compound quantities.
Compound radical. (Chem.) See Radical.
Compound ratio (Math.), the product of two or more ratios;
thus ab:cd is a ratio compounded of the simple ratios a:c
and b:d.
Compound rest (Mech.), the tool carriage of an engine
lathe.
Compound screw (Mech.), a screw having on the same axis two
or more screws with different pitch (a differential
screw), or running in different directions (a right and
left screw).
Compound time (Mus.), that in which two or more simple
measures are combined in one; as, 6-8 time is the joining
of two measures of 3-8 time.
Compound word, a word composed of two or more words;
specifically, two or more words joined together by a
hyphen. Compound householderHouseholder House"hold`er, n.
The master or head of a family; one who occupies a house with
his family.
Towns in which almost every householder was an English
Protestant. --Macaulay.
Compound householder. See Compound, a. Forehold
Forehold Fore"hold`, n. (Naut.)
The forward part of the hold of a ship.
FreeholdFreehold Free"hold`, n. (LAw)
An estate in real property, of inheritance (in fee simple or
fee tail) or for life; or the tenure by which such estate is
held. --Kent. Burrill.
To abate into a freehold. See under Abate. Freeholder
Freeholder Free"hold`er, n. (Law)
The possessor of a freehold.
Household
Household House"hold`, n.
1. Those who dwell under the same roof and compose a family.
And calls, without affecting airs, His household
twice a day to prayers. --Swift.
2. A line of ancestory; a race or house. [Obs.] --Shak.
HouseholdHousehold House"hold`, a.
Belonging to the house and family; domestic; as, household
furniture; household affairs.
Household bread, bread made in the house for common use;
hence, bread that is not of the finest quality. [Obs.]
Household gods (Rom. Antiq.), the gods presiding over the
house and family; the Lares and Penates; hence, all
objects endeared by association with home.
Household troops, troops appointed to attend and guard the
sovereign or his residence. Household breadHousehold House"hold`, a.
Belonging to the house and family; domestic; as, household
furniture; household affairs.
Household bread, bread made in the house for common use;
hence, bread that is not of the finest quality. [Obs.]
Household gods (Rom. Antiq.), the gods presiding over the
house and family; the Lares and Penates; hence, all
objects endeared by association with home.
Household troops, troops appointed to attend and guard the
sovereign or his residence. Household godsHousehold House"hold`, a.
Belonging to the house and family; domestic; as, household
furniture; household affairs.
Household bread, bread made in the house for common use;
hence, bread that is not of the finest quality. [Obs.]
Household gods (Rom. Antiq.), the gods presiding over the
house and family; the Lares and Penates; hence, all
objects endeared by association with home.
Household troops, troops appointed to attend and guard the
sovereign or his residence. Household troopsHousehold House"hold`, a.
Belonging to the house and family; domestic; as, household
furniture; household affairs.
Household bread, bread made in the house for common use;
hence, bread that is not of the finest quality. [Obs.]
Household gods (Rom. Antiq.), the gods presiding over the
house and family; the Lares and Penates; hence, all
objects endeared by association with home.
Household troops, troops appointed to attend and guard the
sovereign or his residence. HouseholderHouseholder House"hold`er, n.
The master or head of a family; one who occupies a house with
his family.
Towns in which almost every householder was an English
Protestant. --Macaulay.
Compound householder. See Compound, a. Leasehold
Leasehold Lease"hold`, n.
A tenure by lease; specifically, land held as personalty
under a lease for years.
Leasehold
Leasehold Lease"hold`, a.
Held by lease.
LeaseholderLeaseholder Lease"hold`er, n.
A tenant under a lease. -- Lease"hold`ing, a. & n. LeaseholdingLeaseholder Lease"hold`er, n.
A tenant under a lease. -- Lease"hold`ing, a. & n. Lifehold
Lifehold Life"hold` (-h[=o]ld`), n.
Land held by a life estate.
Nonslaveholding
Nonslaveholding Non*slave"hold`ing, a.
Not possessing or holding slaves; as, a nonslaveholding
State.
Officeholder
Officeholder Of"fice*hold"er, n.
An officer, particularly one in the civil service; a
placeman.
Shareholder
Shareholder Share"hold`er, n.
One who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint fund or
property.
Slaveholder
Slaveholder Slave"hold`er, n.
One who holds slaves.
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