'Betelgeuse' definitions:
Definition of 'Betelgeuse'
noun
The second brightest star in Orion [syn: Betelgeuse,
Alpha Orionis]
Definition of 'Betelgeuse'
- Betelguese \Bet"el*guese\ (b[e^]t"[e^]l*j[=e]z), n. [F.
B['e]telgeuse, of Arabic origin.] (Astron.)
A bright star of the first magnitude, near one shoulder of
Orion. [Written also Betelgeux and Betelgeuse.]
[1913 Webster]