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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Brânch'er-y, n. p. 159(Bot.) The ramifications of the vessels dispersed through the pulpy part of fruit.Brăn'chiæ, n. pl. p. 159(Anat.) Gills; a term applied to the organs of respiration in certain animals which live in water, as fishes and crustacea. Carpenter.Brän'chi-al, a. p. 159(Anat.) Pertaining to the branchiæ or gills; performed by means of branchiæ. “Branchial respiration.” Carpenter.Brânch'i-ness, n. p. 159Fullness of branches.Brănch'ing, a. p. 159Furnished with branches; shooting out branches. “The branching palm.” Milton.Brănch'ing, n. p. 159The act of branching; division into parts or branches. “The sciences, with their numerous branchings.” Watts.Brăn'chi-ŏp'o-dă or Brăn'chi-o-pod, n. pl. p. 159(Zool.) An order of crustacea, generally very small or minute; — so named from their feet, or locomotive extremities, having been supposed to perform the function of gills. It includes the genera…Brăn’chi-ŏs’te-gal or Brăn’chi-ŏs’te-goûs, a. p. 159(Compar. Anat.) Pertaining to the branchiostege. ☞ This term was early applied also to a group of fishes having boneless branchiæ. But the arrangement was unnatural, and is rejected. Dana.Brăn'chi-ŏs'tege, n. p. 159(Compar. Anat.) The membrane which covers the gills of fishes, lying beneath the operculum. It is supported by rays, to which the name is also applied.Brânch'less, a. p. 159Destitute of branches or shoots; without any valuable product; barren; naked.Brânch'let, n. p. 159A little branch; a twig; the subdivision of a branch.Brănch'-pī'lot, n. p. 159A pilot who has a branch or public commission. [U. S.]Brânch'y, a. p. 159Full of branches; having wide-spreading branches. Beneath thy branchy bowers of thickest gloom: Scott.Brănd, n. p. 159A burning piece of wood; or a stick or piece of wood partly burnt, whether burning or after the fire is extinct. Snatching a live brand from a wigwam, Mason threw it on a matted roof. Palfrey. 2. A…Brănd, v. t. p. 159To burn or impress a mark with a hot iron; as, to brand a criminal, by way of punishment; to brand a cask, or any thing else, for the purpose of fixing a mark upon it. 2. To fix a mark or character…Brănd'er, n. p. 159One who brands. 2. A gridiron. [Scot.]Brānd'-goose, n. p. 159(Ornith.) A species of wild goose, of the genus Anas, usually called, in America, brant (Anser bernicla).Brăn'died, a. p. 159Mingled with brandy; made stronger by the addition of brandy. 2. Flavored or treated with brandy; as, brandied preserves.Brănd'ing-ī'ron, n. p. 159An iron to brand with.Brănd'-ī'ron, n. p. 159A branding-iron. 2. A trivet to set a pot on. Huloet.Brăn'dish, v. t. p. 159To move or wave, as a weapon; to raise and move in various directions; to shake or flourish. The quivering lance which he brandished bright. Drake. 2. To play with; to flourish; as, to brandish…Brăn'dish, n. p. 159A flourish, as with a weapon, whip, &c. “Brandishes of the fan.” Tatler.Brăn'dish-er, n. p. 159One who brandishes.Brănʹdish-ing or Brătʹtish-ing, n. p. 159(Arch.) A name given to open carved work, as of a crest, &c.Brānd′ling, n. p. 159(Zoöl.) A small red worm, used as bait for small fish. Walton.Bränd'-new, a. p. 159Quite new; bright as a brand of fire. Tatler.Bränd'rith, n. p. 159A fence or inclosure around a well. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Brăn'dy, n. p. 159An ardent spirit distilled from wine. The name is also given to spirit distilled from other liquors, and in the United States particularly to that which is distilled from cider and peaches. In the…Brăn'dy-fruit, n. p. 159Fruits preserved in brandy and sugar.Brānd'y-wīne, n. p. 159Brandy. [Obs.] Wiseman.Brăng'gle, n. p. 159A wrangle; a squabble; a noisy contest or dispute. [Rare.] “A brangle between him and his neighbor.” Swift.Brăng'gle, v. i. p. 159To wrangle; to dispute contentiously; to squabble. [Rare.] Here I conceive that flesh and blood will brangle. And murmuring Reason with the Almighty wrangle.Brăn'gle-ment, n. p. 159Wrangle; brangle. [Obs.]Brāng'gler, n. p. 159A quarrelsome person.Brăng'gling, n. p. 159A quarrel. [Rare.] Whitlock.Brănk, n. p. 159Buckwheat; — a name used in some parts of England. Halliwell. 2. [Cf. BRANCH.] In some parts of England and Scotland, a scolding-bridle, an instrument for correcting scolding women. It consists of a…Brănk'/ur-sīne, n. p. 159(Bot.) Bear’s-breech, or Acanthus, a genus of plants, of several species. The leaves of the common sort are said to have furnished the model of the Corinthian capital.Brān'lin, n. p. 159(Ichth.) A species of fish of the salmon kind, found in rapid streams:—in some places called the jingry, from five or six black lines or marks on each side resembling fingers.Brān'-new, a. p. 159See BRAND-NEW.Brăn'ny, a. p. 159Having the appearance of bran; consisting of bran. Wiseman.Brān'sle, n. p. 159A brawl, or dance. [Obs.] Spenser.Brānt, n. p. 159(Ornith.) A species of wild goose, the Anser bernicla;—called also brent and brand-goose. See BRAND-GOOSE. Longfellow.Brānt, a. p. 159Steep. [Prov. Eng.] Todd.Brānt'-fŏx, n. p. 159(Zoöl.) A kind of fox living in Sweden, the Vulpes alopex, smaller than the common fox, V. vulgaris, and probably a variety of it.Brăn'ū-lar, a. p. 159Relating to the brain; cerebral. [R.]Brā'sen, a. p. 159Made of brass. See BRASS and BRAZEN.Brāsh, a. p. 159Hasty in temper; impetuous. Grose. 2. [Arm. bresk, brusk, fragile, frail, brittle.] Brittle, as wood or vegetables. [Local, U. S.] Bartlett.Brāsh, n. p. 159A rash or eruption. 2. Refuse boughs of trees; truck. Wright. 3. (Geol.) Broken and angular fragments of rocks underlying alluvial deposits. Lyell. 4. Broken fragments of ice. Kane.Brā'zier, n. p. 159An artificer who works in brass. Franklin. 2. [Fr. brasier, braisier, from braise, embers, live coals, Pr. & Sp. brasa, Pg. braza, brasa, It. bragia, bracia, brascia. Cf. BRAZIER.] A pan for holding…Bra-sīl', n. p. 159See BRAZIL.Brāss, n. p. 159An alloy of copper and zinc, of a yellow color, usually containing about one third of its weight of zinc; but the proportions are variable. Thomson. 2. (Mach.) The bearing piece sometimes placed…Brāss'age, n. p. 159A sum formerly levied to defray the expense of coinage. Brande.Brās'sārt, n. p. 159(Plate Armor.) The piece which protected the upper part of the arm, from the elbow to the shoulder. Brande.Brāss'-bānd, n. p. 159A company of musicians who perform on instruments of brass, as the trumpet, bugle, &c.Brāsse, n. p. 159(Ichth.) The pale, spotted perch, with two long teeth on each side; the Lucioperca.Brās'set, n. p. 159A casque or head-piece of armor.Brāss'-foil, n. p. 159Brass made into very thin sheets by beating;—called also Dutch gold.Brā'ssi-ca, n. p. 159(Bot.) A genus of plants embracing several species and varieties very different in appearance and qualities from each other, such as the common cabbage (B. oleracea), with its varieties, broccoli…Brāss'i-ness, n. p. 159The quality or appearance of brass.Brāss'-lēaf, n. p. 159Brass foil. See BRASS-FOIL.