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besom

/bee-zuhm/US // ˈbi zəm //UK // (ˈbiːzəm) //

围巾,围裙,壁炉,壁虎

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a broom, especially one of brush or twigs.
    • : broom.

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Examples

  • When I had washed my foster-sister's feet I took a besom and began to sweep the floor of the house.

  • The wind favored them, and a besom of flame swept over the devoted town until over one-half of it was laid in ruins.

  • They had not; but, search being made, sure enough, each husband missed a besom and a riddle.

  • The notorious besom or broomstick is an instrument in the operations of witchcraft common to all the Aryan nations.

  • It was seen during the months of November, December, and January, and was called "the fiery besom."