bel|dam

bel|dam
bel|dam «BEHL duhm», noun.
1. an old woman.
2. an ugly old woman; hag; witch.
3. Obsolete. a grandmother.
[< bel- grand (< Old French belle fair) + dame mother < Old French dame lady]

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