beetle
noun
- heraldic figure
- an insect of order Coleoptera
verb
- to pound with a beetle -- no, really!
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈbiːtəl/ / [ˈbɪi̯tʰəl] ~ [ˈbɪi̯tʰl̩] / /ˈbiɾəl/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English bitel-brouwed (“beetle-browed”). Possibly after beetle, from the fact that some beetles have bushy antennae.
- Protruding, jutting, overhanging.
“beetle brows”
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese bétele, from Malayalam വെറ്റില (veṟṟila) or Tamil வெற்றிலை (veṟṟilai).
- Archaic spelling of betel.
“Scatter black sand, and offer camphor, sandal, flowers, beetle-leaves, and all sorts of fragrance.”
“Beetle-leaf is absolutely a primary necessary article of life; every person consumes it daily, especially when travelling; the hindoo of caste has great difficulties in the way of cooking food, which are augmented whenever from home, and the beetle alleviates his hunger.”
verb
Etymology: From Middle English betel, from Old English bȳtel, bīetel (“hammer”), from Proto-West Germanic *bautil (“hammer, mallet”), equivalent to beat + -le. Cognate with Low German Bötel (“mallet”).
- To beat with a heavy mallet.
- To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine.
“to beetle cotton goods”