becket : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: becket	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for becket
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Becket n (Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170) Synonym(s): Becket, Thomas a Becket, Saint Thomas a Becket, St. Thomas a Becket (nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other; used to secure loose items on a ship
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Becket \Beck"et\, n. [Cf. D. bek beak, and E. beak.] 1. (Naut.) A small grommet, or a ring or loop of rope [?] metal for holding things in position, as spars, ropes, etc.; also a bracket, a pocket, or a handle made of rope. 2. A spade for digging turf. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Becket, MA Zip code(s): 01223