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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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Broad'cast, n. p. 166(Agric.) A casting or throwing seed from the hand for dispersion in sowing.Broad'cast, adv. p. 166By scattering or throwing at large from the hand; as, to sow broadcast.Broad'cast, a. p. 166Cast or dispersed upon the ground with the hand, as seed in sowing. 2. Widely spread or diffused.Broad Church p. 166A portion of the church of England, comprising those who claim to hold a position, in respect to doctrine and fellowship, intermediate between the old High Church party and the modern Low Church or…Broad'cloth, n. p. 166A fine kind of woolen cloth for men's garments, exceeding twenty-nine inches in width; all woolens of less width being known as narrow-cloths. Simmonds.Broad'en, v. i. p. 166To grow broad. “The broadening sun appears.” Wordsworth.Broad'en, v. a. p. 166To make broad; to render more broad or comprehensive.Broad'-ēyĕd, a. p. 166Having a wide view or survey. “Broad-eyed day.” Shak.Broad'-gāuge, n. p. 166A wide distance (usually six or seven feet) between the rails on a railway, in contradistinction from the narrow gauge of four feet eight inches and a half. Simmonds.Broad'-hŏrn, n. p. 166A flat-boat on the Mississippi and other Western rivers. [Obs. and local, U. S.] At Wheeling I embarked in a flat-bottomed family boat, technically called a broad-horn. W. Irving.Broad'-hôrnèd, a. p. 166Having wide- spread horns. Hulboet.Broad'ish, a. p. 166Rather broad; moderately broad.Broad'-leaf, n. p. 166(Bot.) A tree found in Jamaica (the Terminalia latifolia), the wood of which is used for boards, scantling, shingles, &c.; — sometimes called the almond-tree, from the shape of its fruit.Broad'-lĕafed or Broad'-lĕaved, a. p. 166Having broad leaves. Keats.Broad'ly, adv. p. 166In a broad manner.Broad'ness, n. p. 166Quality of being broad; breadth; extent from side to side; coarseness; grossness.Broad'-pĕn'/nant, n. p. 166(Naut.) A square piece of bunting carried at the mast-head of a commodore's vessel. Simmonds.Broad'-piece, n. p. 166A piece of gold coin broader than a guinea. Encyc. Brit.Broad'-sēal, n. p. 166The great seal of England; the public seal of a country or state.Broad'-sēal, v. t. p. 166To stamp with the broad seal; to make sure; to guarantee or warrant. [Obs.] Thy presence broad-seals our delights for pure. B. Jonson.Broad'side, n. p. 166A discharge of all the guns on one side of a ship, above and below, at the same time. “All his thunders roaring from his broad-sides.” Everett. 2. (Naut.) The side of a ship above the water, from the…Broad'-spread, a. p. 166Wide-spread.Broad'-spread'ing, a. p. 166Spreading widely.Broad'swōrd, n. p. 166A sword with a broad blade and a cutting edge. I heard the broadsword's deadly clang. W. Scott.Broad'-wīse, adv. p. 166In the direction of the breadth.Bro-cāde', n. p. 166Silk stuff, variegated with gold and silver, or raised and enriched with flowers, foliage, and other ornaments; — also applied to other stuffs wrought and enriched in like manner. A gala suit of…Bro-cād'ed, a. p. 166Woven or worked, as brocade, with gold and silver. Brocaded flowers o'er the gay mantua shine. Gay. 2. Dressed in brocade.Brō'kerage, n. p. 166Brō'kage p. 166The trade or business of a broker; the transaction of commercial business, as buying and selling, for other men. 2. The premium or commission of a broker; the gain or profit derived from transacting…Brō'card, n. p. 167An elementary principle or maxim; a short, proverbial rule, in law, ethics, or metaphysics; a canon. The scholastic brocard, “Nihil est in intellectu quod non prius fuit in sensu,” is the fundamental…Brō'ca-tĕl or Brō'ca-tĕl'lo, n. p. 167A kind of coarse brocade, or figured fabric, commonly made of silk and cotton, or sometimes of cotton only, used chiefly for tapestry, linings for carriages, &c. Bescherelle. 2. A marble, clouded and…Brŏc'co-lĭ, n. p. 167(Bot.) A variety of the common cabbage (Brassica oleracea) resembling the cauliflower.Brōch'an-tīte, n. p. 167(Min.) A basic sulphate of copper, occurring in emerald-green crystals.Brōche, n. p. 167See BROACH.Bro-chu're, n. p. 167A printed and stitched work containing only a few leaves; a pamphlet.Brŏck, n. p. 167A badger. See BADGER. Or with pretense of chasing thence the brock. B. Jonson. 2. A brocket. See BROCKET. Bailey.Brŏck'ish, a. p. 167Beastly; brutal. “Brockish boors.” Bale.Brŏck'et, n. p. 167A red deer two years old;—sometimes written brock.Brōdē'kin or Brōdē'quin, n. p. 167A buskin or half boot.Brōg, n. p. 167A pointed steel instrument, fixed into a handle, used by joiners to make holes for nails in soft wood. Buchanan.Brō'gan or Bro-gān', n. p. 167A stout, coarse shoe.Brōg'gle, v. i. p. 167To fish for eels by troubling the water. [Obs.] [Prov. Eng.] Wright.Brōgue, n. p. 167A stout, coarse shoe. “Clouted brogues,” in Shakespeare, signifies shoes whose soles are studded with nails, or clouts. In the Highlands of Scotland, the brogue is made of horse-hide with the hair…Broid, v. t. p. 167To braid. [Obs.] See BRAID.Broid'er, v. t. p. 167Fr. broder, Catalan brodar, Sp. & Pg. bordar, to embroider, W. brodio, to embroider, brwyd, broach, an embroidering frame, Armor. brouda, to prick, to embroider, broud, Ir. & Gael. brod, goad…Broid'er-er, n. p. 167One who embroiders. [Obs.] There mote he likewise see a ribald train / Of dancers, broiderers, slaves of luxury. Wert.Broid'er-y, n. p. 167Embroidery; ornamental needle-work wrought upon cloth. [Obs.] See EMBROIDER. The golden broidery tender Milkah wove. Tickell.Broil, n. p. 167A tumult; a noisy quarrel; contention; discord, either between individuals or in the state. I own that there is a haughtiness and fierceness in human nature which will cause innumerable broils, place…Broil, v. t. p. 167To dress or cook by direct exposure to heat over coals, but more generally upon a gridiron over coals. Broil, v. i. To be subjected to the action of heat, like meat over the fire; to be greatly…Broil'er, n. p. 167One who excites broils; one who promotes quarrels. What doth he but turn broiler, ... make new libels against the church? Hammond. 2. That which dresses by broiling; a gridiron.Brō'kage, n. p. 167The same as BROCAGE; brokerage. We may not buy our clothes without their brokage. (Culpepper).Brōke, v. i. p. 167To transact business for another. [Rare.] 2. To act as go-between or procurer in low matters. We do want a certain necessary woman to broke between them, Cupid said. Fanshaw. And broker with all that…Brōke, imp. & p. p. p. 167of break.Brō'ken, p. a. p. 167Parted by violence; made into fragments. 2. Made weak; infirm. The broken soldier, kindly bade to stay, Sat by his fire, and talked the night away. Goldsmith. 3. Subdued; humbled; contrite. The…Brō'ken-băcked, a. p. 167Having a broken back. 2. (Naut.) Hogged; so weakened in the frame as to droop at each end; — said of a ship. Totten.Brō'ken-bēl'lied, a. p. 167Having a ruptured belly. Sandys.Brō'ken-heart'ed, a. p. 167Having the spirits depressed or crushed by grief or despair. “She left her husband almost broken-hearted.” Macaulay.Brō'ken-ly, adv. p. 167In a broken, interrupted manner; without a regular series. The pagans worship God . . . as it were brokenly and by piecemeal. Cudworth.Brō'ken-meat, n. p. 167Meat that has been cut up; fragments. Swift.Brō'ken-ness, n. p. 167A state of being broken; unevenness. 2. Contrition; as, brokenness of heart.