Hypertext Webster Gateway: "beckon"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Beckon \Beck"on\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beckoned} (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. {Beckoning}.]
To make a significant sign to; hence, to summon, as by a
motion of the hand.
His distant friends, he beckons near. --Dryden.
It beckons you to go away with it. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Beckon \Beck"on\, n.
A sign made without words; a beck. ``At the first beckon.''
--Bolingbroke.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
beckon
v 1: signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends";
"He waved his hand hospitably" [syn: {wave}]
2: appear inviting; "The shop window decorations beckoned"
3: summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture
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