Besom
111broom — n. Besom …
112living over the brush — Living together out of wedlock. They are living over the brush originates from a form of marriage when a couple held hands and jumped over a besom to signal their commitment to each other, because they couldn t have a church marriage …
113broom — n sweeper, besom, whisk, Archaic. wisp; brush, duster …
114brush — I n 1. broom, besom, whisk, whiskbroom; scrubber, scrub brush; hair brush. 2. encounter, engagement, action, skirmish, clash. See also battle (def.1). v 3. sweep, sweep up, broom, whisk; tend, groom, curry, rub down. 4. touch, graze, kiss, glance …
115brush — I 1. noun 1) a dustpan and brush Syn: broom, sweeper, besom, whisk 2) he gave the seat a brush with his hand Syn: clean, sweep, wipe, dust 3) a brush with the law …
116whisk — [[t](h)wɪsk, wɪsk[/t]] v. t. 1) to move with a rapid sweeping stroke: to whisk the dishes off the table[/ex] 2) to sweep with a whisk broom or brush 3) to draw, snatch, etc., lightly and rapidly: to whisk a child from danger[/ex] 4) to whip to a… …
117Besen — Besen: Die Herkunft des westgerm. Wortes mhd. bes‹e›me, besem, ahd. bes‹a›mo, niederl. bezem, engl. besom ist unklar. – Im Dt. wird »Besen« seit dem 16. Jh. auch übertragen und abwertend gebraucht, zunächst für eine Magd, dann für ein einfaches… …
118Waugh, Edwin — (1817 1890) Poet, s. of a shoemaker, was b. at Rochdale and, after a little schooling, apprenticed to a printer. He read eagerly, and became assistant sec. to the Lancashire Public School Association. He first attracted attention by his… …
119broom — /brum / (say broohm) noun 1. a sweeping implement consisting of a flat brush of bristles, nylon, etc., on a long handle. 2. a sweeping implement consisting of a bunch of twigs or plant stems on a handle; besom. 3. any of the shrubby plants of the …
120witches' broom — /ˈwɪtʃəz brum/ (say wichuhz broohm) noun a dense mass of small thin branches frequently emerging from a swelling on a tree branch, as on cherry (caused by fungus of the genus Taphrina) and on conifers (caused by various mistletoes). Also, witches …
