Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
- Entries
- 95,912
- Pages
- 1,538
- Illustrations
- 2,133
Look up a word as the writers of the time used it.
Brāss'-pāved, a. p. 159Firm as brass. Spenser.Brāss'-vīz/aged, a. p. 159Impudent; bold. Chalmers.Brāss'y, a. p. 159Pertaining to brass; partaking of brass; hard as brass; having the color of brass. 2. Impudent; impudently bold. [Colloq.]Brāst, v. n. p. 160To burst; to break. [Obs.] But dreadful furies which their chains have brast. Spenser.Brāst, a. p. 160Burst. [Obs.] Spenser.Brăt, n. p. 160A child, so called in contempt. “This brat is none of mine.” Shak. “Their dirty brats.” Thackeray. 2. Offspring; progeny. [Obs.] O Israel! O household of the Lord! O Abraham's brats! O brood of…Brăt'tice, n. p. 160A wall of separation in a mining shaft.Bra-vāde', n. p. 160Bravado. [Obs.] The great Pacheco, like himself, this hot And fierce bravade shall in a tree make vain. Fanshawe.Bra-vā/do, n. p. 160An arrogant menace, intended to intimidate; a boast or brag; boastful or threatening behavior. “In spite of our host’s bravado.” Irving.Brāve, a. p. 160Of noble or admirable courage; uniting boldness with generosity and dignity; bold; daring; intrepid; fearless. The star-spangled banner, O, long may it wave O’er the land of the free and the home of…Brāve, n. p. 160A brave person; one who is bold or daring; specifically, an Indian warrior. 2. A hector; a bully; a man daring beyond discretion or decency. Hot braves like thee may fight. Dryden. 3. A boast; a…Brāve, v. t. p. 160To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at defiance; to defy; to challenge; to dare. The rock that braves the tempest. Dryden. 2. To adorn; to make fine or showy. [Obs.] Thou hast braved many…Brāve'ly, adv. p. 160In a brave manner; courageously; gallantly; splendidly. Who combats bravely is not therefore brave. Pope. 2. Finely; gaudily. [Obs.] And [she] decked herself bravely to allure the eyes of all men…Brāve'ness, n. p. 160The quality of being brave; bravery. Holland.Brāv'er-y, n. p. 160The quality of being brave; noble courage; fearlessness of danger; undaunted spirit; intrepidity. Remember, sir, my liege, . . . The natural bravery of your isle. Shak. 2. Splendor; magnificence…Brāv'ing, n. p. 160A bravado. “With so proud a strain of threats and bravings.” Chapman.Brāv'ing-ly, adv. p. 160In the manner of defiance.Brā'vo, n. p. 160A daring villain; a bandit; one who sets law at defiance; an assassin or murderer. Safe from detection, seize the unwary prey, And stab, like bravoes, all who come that way. Churchill.Brä'vo, interj. p. 160Well done! expressive of applause.Brä-vu'rȧ, n. p. 160(Mus.) An air characterized by minute divisions, giving several notes to a syllable, and requiring great force and spirit in the performer. 2. The performance of such an air.Brawl, v. i. p. 160To quarrel noisily and indecently. Let a man that is a man consider that he is a fool that he brawleth openly with his wife. Golden Boke. 2. To complain loudly; to scold. 3. To roar, as water; to…Brawl, n. p. 160A noisy quarrel; loud, angry contention. His sports were hindered by thy brawls. Shak. 2. Formerly, a kind of dance, said to resemble the modern cotillon. Shak. B. Jonson. Gray. Syn.—Noise; quarrel…Brawl'er, n. p. 160A noisy fellow; a wrangler.Brawl'ing, n. p. 160The act of quarreling.Brawl'ing, a. p. 160Quarreling; quarrelsome; noisy. “She is an irksome, brawling scold.” Shak. “Like thy own brawling springs.” Collins.Brawl'ing-ly, adv. p. 160In a quarrelsome manner.Brawn, n. p. 160The flesh of a boar; also, the salted and prepared flesh of the wild boar. The best age for the boar is from two to five years, at which time it is best to geld him, or sell him for brawn. Mortimer.…Brawned, a. p. 160Brawny; strong; muscular. [Obs.] Spenser.Brawn'er, n. p. 160A boar killed for the table. King.Brawn'-fallen, a. p. 160Having the brawny or muscular part of the body fallen away; shrunk in the muscles; thin. [Obs.] Thy brawn-fallen arms, and thy declining back, To the sad burden of thy years shall yield. Drayton.Brāwn'i-ness, n. p. 160The quality of being brawny; strength; hardiness. Locke.Braw'ny, a. p. 160Having large, strong muscles; muscular; fleshy; strong. “Brawny limbs.” Irving. Syn.—Musculous; muscular; fleshy; strong; bulky.Brāx'y, n. p. 160An inflammatory disease or scouring among sheep. White.Bräx'y, a. p. 160Diseased with the braxy.Brāy, v. t. p. 160To pound, beat, or grind small. Though thou shouldst bray a fool in a mortar . . . yet will not his foolishness depart from him. Prov. xxvii. 22. 2. [See BRAY, v. i.] To make or utter with a harsh…Brāy, v. i. p. 160To utter a harsh cry, as an ass. Laugh, and they Return it louder than an ass can bray. Dryden. 2. To make a harsh, grating noise. Heard ye the din of battle bray? Gray.Brāy, n. p. 160The harsh sound or roar of an ass; any harsh, grating sound. “The bray and roar of multitudinous London.” Gerrald.Brāy, n. p. 160A bank or mound of earth. [Obs.] Herbert. 2. [Scottish brae.] Shelving ground; a declivity or slope of a hill. Fairfax. 3. A strong tower or blockhouse in the outworks of a fortification before the…Brāy'er, n. p. 160One that brays like an ass. Pope. 2. [From bray, to pound, to beat.] A pestle to grind or spread ink in printing offices. Johnson.Brāy'ing, p. a. p. 160Making a harsh, confused noise. “Braying trumpets.” Shak.Brā'y'ing, n. p. 160The noise of an ass. 2. Roar; noise; clamor.Brā'yle, n. p. 160See BRAIL. B. Jonson.Brā'ze, v. t. p. 160To solder with an alloy of brass and zinc; as, to braze the joints of a lock. 2. To cover or ornament with brass. “A tripod richly brazed.” Chapman. 3. To harden to impudence; to harden as with…Brā'zen, a. p. 160Pertaining to brass; proceeding from brass; made of brass. 2. Impudent; having a front like brass; as, a brazen countenance. Brazen age (Myth.), the age which succeeded the silver age, when men had…Brā'zen, v. i. p. 160To be impudent; to bully. “Men would face it and brazen it.” Latimer.Brā'zen-browed, a. p. 160Being of shameless impudence. Browne.Brā'zen-fāçe, n. p. 160An impudent person; one remarkable for effrontery. “Well said, brazen-face; hold it out.” Shak.Brā'zen-fāçed, a. p. 160Impudent; bold to excess; shameless. Shak.Brā'zen-ly, adv. p. 160In a bold, impudent manner.Brā'zen-ness, n. p. 160Appearance like brass; resemblance to brass; brassiness. 2. Impudence; excess of assurance.Brā'zier, n. p. 160An artificer who works in brass. 2. A pan to hold coals.Bra-zil' or Bra-zil'-wood, n. p. 160A very heavy wood, of a red color, growing in Brazil and other tropical countries, and used in manufactures for dyeing red. It is the produce of a papilionaceous plant, of the species Cæsalpinia…Brāz/i-lē'to, n. p. 160A kind of red dyeing-wood, inferior to the Brazil-wood, brought from Jamaica, the produce of two species of Caesalpinia (C. brasiliensis and C. crista). See BRAZIL-WOOD. Bancroft.Bra-zil'ian, n. p. 160(Geog.) A native or an inhabitant of Brazil.Bra-zĭl'ian, a. p. 160(Geog.) Pertaining to Brazil.Bra-zĭl'-nŭt, n. p. 160(Bot.) An oily, three-sided nut, the fruit of the Bertholletia excelsa.Brēach, n. p. 160The act of breaking, or state of being broken; fracture. 2. The gap or opening made by breaking; the space between the parts of a solid body parted by violence; a break; a rupture. Once more unto the…Brēach, v. t. p. 160(Mil.) To make a breach or opening in the walls of, by means of artillery.Brēach'ful, a. p. 160Full of breaches.Brēach'y, a. p. 160Apt to break fences; — applied to unruly cattle in the south of England, and in some parts of the United States.