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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Beldam

· Bel·dam · IPA
01 n. Grandmother; -- corresponding to belsire.
  1. 1.
    Grandmother; -- corresponding to belsire.
    “To show the beldam daughters of her daughter.” Shak.
  2. 2.
    An old woman in general; especially, an ugly old woman; a hag.
    “Around the beldam all erect they hang.” — Akenside.
Syn. hag, beldam, witch, crone.