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单词 beldams
释义

beldam

noun

bel·​dam ˈbel-dəm How to pronounce beldam (audio)
variants or beldame
: an old woman

Synonyms

  • carline [chiefly Scottish]
  • carlin
  • crone
  • hag
  • hellcat
  • trot
  • witch
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Example Sentences

knocking on the beldam's door on Halloween was once an annual ritual for the kids in the neighborhood

Word History

Etymology

Middle English beldam grandmother, from Anglo-French bel beautiful + Middle English dam

First Known Use

1520, in the meaning defined above

beldams

noun

variants or beldames
plural of beldam
as in witches
a mean or ugly old woman knocking on the beldam's door on Halloween was once an annual ritual for the kids in the neighborhood

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • witches
  • carlins
  • carlines
  • hellcats
  • viragoes
  • trots
  • crones
  • hags
  • viragos
  • shrews
  • harpies
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