TO BEGIN
\tə bɪɡˈɪn], \tə bɪɡˈɪn], \t_ə b_ɪ_ɡ_ˈɪ_n]\
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To enter upon something new; to commence any action or state; to enter upon existence; to have its original; to take rise; to come into act.
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To do the first act of any thing; to trace from any thing; to trace from any thing as the first ground; To begin with, to enter upon.
By Thomas Sheridan
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.