beldam

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
beldam
    n 1: an ugly evil-looking old woman [syn: {hag}, {beldam},
         {beldame}, {witch}, {crone}]
    2: a woman of advanced age [syn: {beldam}, {beldame}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Beldam \Bel"dam\ Beldame \Bel"dame\, n. [Pref. bel-, denoting
   relationship + dame mother: cf. F. belledame fair lady, It.
   belladonna. See {Belle}, and {Dame}.]
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   1. Grandmother; -- corresponding to belsire.
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            To show the beldam daughters of her daughter.
                                                  --Shak.
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   2. An old woman in general; especially, an ugly old woman; a
      hag.

   Syn: hag, beldam, witch, crone.
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              Around the beldam all erect they hang. --Akenside.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
91 Moby Thesaurus words for "beldam":
      Jezebel, Mafioso, Young Turk, bag, bat, battle-ax, beast, berserk,
      berserker, biddy, bitch, bitch-kitty, bomber, brute, cat,
      common scold, crone, dame, demon, devil, dowager, drab, dragon,
      fiend, fire-eater, firebrand, fishwife, frump, fury, gammer, goon,
      gorilla, grandam, grandmother, granny, grimalkin, gunsel, hag,
      hardnose, hell-raiser, hellcat, hellhag, hellhound, hellion,
      holy terror, hood, hoodlum, hothead, hotspur, incendiary, killer,
      mad dog, madcap, matriarch, matron, monster, mugger, old battle-ax,
      old dame, old girl, old granny, old lady, old trot, old wife,
      old woman, rapist, revolutionary, savage, scold, she-devil,
      she-wolf, shrew, siren, spitfire, termagant, terror, terrorist,
      tiger, tigress, tough, tough guy, trot, ugly customer, violent,
      virago, vixen, war-horse, wild beast, wildcat, witch, wolf
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