Meaning Of The Word Becket
What's the definition of Becket? Find Becket meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.
Becket Meaning
| Becket Definition |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Becket?
Becket in American English
a contrivance, as a looped rope, large hook and eye, or grommet, used for securing loose ropes, oars, spars, etc. Saint Thomas à(1118?-70); Eng. prelate: archbishop of Canterbury: murdered after opposing Henry II: his day is Dec. 29 noun: a short length of rope for securing spars, coils of rope, etc., having an eye at one end and a thick knot or a toggle at the other, which is passed through the eye becket in British English noun: a clevis forming part of one end of a sheave, used for securing standing lines by means of a thimble noun: Saint Thomas à. 1118–70, English prelate; chancellor (1155–62) to Henry II; archbishop of Canterbury (1162–70): murdered following his opposition to Henry's attempts to control the clergy. Feast day: Dec 29 or July 7 |
More Definitions
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Definitions Of The Day
- Incisiform ‐ adjective: having the shape of an…
- Legislature ‐ a body of persons given the responsibility and…
- Oliphant ‐ noun: Sir Mark Laurence Elwin. 1901–2000, British…
- Labour movement ‐ noun
- Merry widow ‐ a woman's undergarment combining a bra, often…
- Folinic acid ‐ the active substance, C20 H23N7 O7, into which…
- Saprolite ‐ completely decomposed rock lying in its original…
- Lower California ‐ Baja California; noun: a mountainous peninsula…
- Motorized ‐ A motorized vehicle has…
- Pontifical College ‐ noun: a major theological college under the direct…