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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.Brĕad, n. p. 160An article of food made by moistening and kneading, and usually fermenting, the flour or meal of some species of grain, and baking it. 2. Food; support of life in general. In the sweat of thy face…Brēad, v. t. p. 160To spread. [Obs.] Ray.Bréad'-chĭp/per, n. p. 160One who chips or slices bread; a baker's servant; an under butler. Shak.Brĕad'-cŏrn, n. p. 160Corn or grain of which bread is made, as wheat, rye, &c.Brĕad'en, a. p. 160Made of bread. Rogers.Brēad'-fruit, n. p. 161(Bot.) The fruit of a tree (Artocarpus incisa), found in the isles of the Pacific. It is of a roundish form, from four to six or seven inches in diameter, and, when baked, somewhat resembles bread…Bread'less, a. p. 161Without bread; destitute of food. Plump peers and breadless bards alike are dull. Whitehead.Brĕad'-rōom, n. p. 161(Naut.) An apartment in a ship's hold, where the bread is kept.Brĕad'-rōot, n. p. 161(Bot.) A large vegetable (Psoralea esculenta), resembling the beet in form, found near the Rocky Mountains. It abounds in farinaceous matter, and is sweet and palatable as food. Baird.Brĕad'stŭff, n. p. 161Bread-corn; meal; flour. [U. S.]Brĕadth, n. p. 161Distance from side to side; measure across, or at right angles to the length; width. 2. (Paint.) The quality of having the colors and shadows broad and massive, and the arrangement of objects such as…Brĕadth'less, a. p. 161Having no breadth. More.Breāk, v. t. p. 161(a.) To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle. “Shall break the locks of prison gates.” Shak. Hence, to lay open…Breāk, v. i. p. 161To come apart or to pieces with violence; to burst asunder. Else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out. Matt. ix. 17. 2. To open spontaneously, or by force from within, as a bubble, a tumor, a…Break, n. p. 161An opening made by fracture or disruption. 2. An interruption; a pause. Johnson. 3. In writing or printing, a short, horizontal line, noting a pause, or an abrupt change of sense. All modern trash is…Break'a-ble, a. p. 161Capable of being broken.Break'age, n. p. 161A breaking. 2. An allowance for things broken, in transportation.Break'down, n. p. 161The act of breaking down, as of a carriage; downfall; destruction. Howitt. 2. A riotous dance, terminating a ball. [Colloq.] Don't clear out when the quadrilles are over, for we are going to have a…Break'er, n. p. 161One who breaks, or that which breaks. I'll be no breaker of the law. Shak. 2. (Naut.) A small, flat water-cask, used in boats for ballast and for emergencies. Totten. 3. (pl.) Waves breaking into…Brĕak'fast, n. p. 161The first meal in the day; or the thing eaten at the first meal. “A sorry breakfast for my lord.” Shak. 2. A meal after fasting, or food in general. The wolves would get a breakfast by my death.…Brĕak'fast, v. i. p. 161To break one's fast in the morning; to eat the first meal in the day. First, sir, I read, and then I break'fast. Prior.Brĕak'fast, v. t. p. 161To furnish with the first meal in the morning. Milton.Brĕak'fast-ing, n. p. 161A party at breakfast. 2. Act of eating breakfast.Break'ing-īn, n. p. 161The act of subduing and training to labor.Break'man, n. p. 161See BRAKEMAN.