bel : Idioms & Phrases

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bel and the dragon

  • noun an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel
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bel canto

  • noun a style of operatic singing
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bel esprit

  • noun a witty or clever person with a fine mind
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bel-accoyle

Bel`-ac*coyle" noun
Etymology
F. bel beautiful + accueil reception.
Definitions
  1. A kind or favorable reception or salutation. Obs.
Webster 1913

bel-esprit

Bel"-es*prit" noun
Etymology
F., fine wit.
Wordforms
plural Beaux-esprits
Definitions
  1. A fine genius, or man of wit. "A man of letters and a bel esprit." W. Irving.
Webster 1913

bel-merodach

  • noun the chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu
    Baal Merodach; Merodach; Marduk.
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