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Definition of Adam Bede from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Adam Bede

 
/ˌædəm ˈbiːd/
 
/ˌædəm ˈbiːd/
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  1. the first novel (1859) by George Eliot. Adam Bede, a carpenter in a village in the English Midlands, falls in love with a beautiful young woman, but she has a tragic affair with another man. Later, Adam falls in love with and marries her cousin, a good, calm and religious person.
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