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Webster 1913 Edition

Below

Be-low′

,
p
rep.
[Pref.
be-
by +
low
.]
1.
Under, or lower in place; beneath not so high;
as,
below
the moon;
below
the knee
.
Shak.
2.
Inferior to in rank, excellence, dignity, value, amount, price, etc.; lower in quality.
“One degree below kings.”
Addison.
3.
Unworthy of; unbefitting; beneath.
They beheld, with a just loathing and disdain, . . . how
below
all history the persons and their actions were.
Milton.
Who thinks no fact
below
his regard.
Hallam.
Syn. – Underneath; under; beneath.

Be-low′

,
adv.
1.
In a lower place, with respect to any object; in a lower room; beneath.
Lord Marmion waits
below
.
Sir W. Scott.
2.
On the earth, as opposed to the heavens.
The fairest child of Jove
below
.
Prior.
3.
In hell, or the regions of the dead.
What business brought him to the realms
below
.
Dryden.
4.
In court or tribunal of inferior jurisdiction;
as, at the trial
below
.
Wheaton.
5.
In some part or page following.

Webster 1828 Edition

Below

BELOW

, prep. [be and low] Under in place; beneath; not so high; as, below the moon; below the knee.
1.
Inferior in rank, excellence or dignity.
2.
Unworthy of; unbefitting.

BELOW

,
adv.
In a lower place, with respect to any object; as, the heavens above and the earth below.
1.
On the earth, as opposed to the heavens.
The fairest child of Jove below.
2.
In hell, or the region of the dead; as the realms below.
3.
In a court of inferior jurisdiction; as, at the trial below.

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