Definition of Beholders

1. Noun. (plural of beholder) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Beholders

1. beholder [n] - See also: beholder

Lexicographical Neighbors of Beholders

behind the wheel
behind time
behinde
behindhand
behindhandness
behinds
behither
behn
behoite
behold
beholde
beholden
beholden(p)
beholdenness
beholder
beholders (current term)
beholdest
beholdeth
beholding
beholdingness
beholds
behoney
behoof
behoofs
behoovable
behoove
behooved
behooveful
behooves
behoovest

Literary usage of Beholders

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Henry Mills Alden (1883)
"Placed in a glass on the deck of the vessel, it sent out magnificent flashes of light, especially when irritated, impressing the beholders that it had the ..."

2. The Church History of Britain: From the Birth of Jesus Christ Until the Year by Thomas Fuller, John Sherren Brewer (1845)
"... and not long after he was beheaded on Tower Hill, with no less praise for his piety and patience than pity and grief of the beholders °. 44. ..."

3. Matthew Paris's English History: From the Year 1235 to 1273 by Matthew Paris, John Allen Giles (1854)
"... and everything offensive to the eyes of beholders to be removed, and the city to be hung with banners, draperies, and all the novel decorations of a ..."

4. Pearls for Young Ladies by John Ruskin (1878)
"DRESS FOR THE BENEFIT OF beholders. . When a lady walks about town with three or four yards of silk tied in a bundle behind her, she doesn't see it herself, ..."

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