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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Beldam \Bel"dam\ Beldame \Bel"dame\, n. [Pref. bel-, denoting relationship + dame mother: cf F. belledame fair lady, It belladonna. See {Belle}, and {Dame}.] 1. Grandmother; -- corresponding to belsire. To show the beldam daughters of her daughter. --Shak. 2. An old woman in general; especially, an ugly old woman; a hag. Around the beldam all erect they hang. --Akenside. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: beldame n 1: an ugly evil-looking old woman [syn: {hag}, {beldam}, {witch}, {crone}] 2: a woman of advanced age [syn: {beldam}]
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