beadle
/beed-l/US // ˈbid l //UK // (ˈbiːdəl) //
执事,执事长,斗牛士,杓子
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a parish officer having various subordinate duties, as keeping order during services, waiting on the rector, etc.
- : sexton.
Examples
The matron expressed her entire concurrence in this intelligible simile, and the beadle went on.
He fixed his eyes on Mrs. Corney as he said this; and if ever a beadle looked tender, Mr. Bumble was that beadle at that moment.
Mrs. Corney drooped her head when the beadle said this, and the beadle drooped his to get a view of Mrs. Corneys face.
Peppermint, explained Mrs. Corney, in a faint voice, smiling gently on the beadle as she spoke.
With these words, the beadle strode, with a lofty and gloomy air, from the undertakers premises.
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