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▪ I. ˈbeckoning, vbl. n.
[f. as prec. + -ing1.]
The action of the vb. beckon; = preceding.
c1380Sir Ferumb. 3577 Þe frensche þanne..made a bekenynge to Richard, To take ys way forþ riȝte. 1382Wyclif Gen. xlii. 6 At his bikenyng [1388 wille] whete cornes weren solde to the peplis. c1450Bk. Curtasye 249 in Babees Bk. (1868) 306 Bekenyng, fynguryng non thou use. 1562J. Heywood Prov. & Epigr. (1867) 61 Before I was wedded..I made recknyng, To make my wyfe boow at euery becknyng. 1828Carlyle Misc. (1857) I. 113 Incited by capricious beckonings.
▪ II. ˈbeckoning, ppl. a.
[-ing2.]
Making mute signs of assent, invitation, etc.; signalling.
1637Milton Comus 205 A thousand fantasies..Of calling shapes, and beckoning shadows dire. 1852Tupper Proverb. Philos. 270 Many lovers..follow her beckoning finger. |