Nouns, as Bedlam beggar (cf. 5), bedlam-house, bedlam-man; adjs., as bedlam-mad, bedlam-ripe, bedlam-witted.
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释义 | the mind > possession > poverty > mendicancy > [noun] > beggar > Bedlam beggar (3) Bedlam beggar1525 Nouns, as Bedlam beggar (cf. 5), bedlam-house, bedlam-man; adjs., as bedlam-mad, bedlam-ripe, bedlam-witted. bedlama1529 An inmate of Bethlehem Hospital, London, or of a lunatic asylum, or one fit for such a place, a madman; spec. one of the discharged, but often only… Tom1575 A familiar shortening of the male forename Thomas. (The name of) a lunatic; (also) a person who feigns insanity in order to obtain money by begging… |
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