About The Word Besom
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Besom
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What's The Definition Of Besom?
[n] a broom made of twigs tied together on a long handle
Synonyms | Synonyms for Besom: Related Terms | Find terms related to Besom: See Also | broom Besom In Webster's Dictionary \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.
\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. |
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