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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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Bronz'y, a. p. 167Like bronze.Brōoch, n. p. 168An ornament, in various forms, sometimes set with jewels, with a tongue, pin, or loop, for attaching it to a garment; usually worn on the breast. It is sometimes mentioned as an ornament worn in the…Brōoch, v. t. p. 168To adorn as with a brooch. Not the imperious show Of the full-fortuned Cæsar ever shall Be brooched with me.Brōōd, v. i. p. 168To sit on and cover eggs, as a fowl, for the purpose of warming them and hatching the young; or to sit over and cover young, as a hen her chickens, to warm and protect them; hence, to sit quietly.…Brōōd, v. t. p. 168To sit over, cover, and cherish; as, a hen broods her chickens. 2. To cherish with care. [Rare.] You'll brood your sorrows on a throne. Dryden. He nor heaps his brooded stores, Nor all profusely…Brōōd, n. p. 168Offspring; progeny. The lion roars and gluts his tawny brood. Wordsworth. Or any other of that heavenly brood Set down in cloudy throne to do the world some good. Milton. 2. That which is bred or…Brōōd'-māre, n. p. 168A mare kept for breeding.Brōōd'y, a. p. 168In a state of sitting on eggs for hatching; inclined to brood. [Rare.] Ray.Brōōk, n. p. 168A small natural stream of water, or a current flowing from a spring or fountain less than a river. Empties itself, as doth an inland brook, Into the main of waters. Shak.Bro͝ok, v. t. p. 168To bear; to endure; to be contented with; as, young men can not brook restraint. Shall we, who could not brook one lord, Crouch to the wicked ten? Macaulay.Bro͝ok'let, n. p. 168A small brook. Longfellow.Bro͝ok'līme, n. p. 168(Bot.) A plant, the Veronica beccabunga, with blue flowers in loose lateral spikes, and the V. Americana, which was formerly referred to the same species.Bro͝ok'mĭnt, n. p. 168(Bot.) The water-mint (Mentha aquatica).Brōōk'weed, n. p. 168(Bot.) A small marsh plant, of the genus Samolus. Loudon.Brōōk'y, a. p. 168Abounding with brooks. [Rare.] Dyer.Brōōm, n. p. 168(Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants (the Cytisus), especially the C. scoparius. No gipsy cowered o’er fires of firs and broom. Wordsworth. 2. A besom, or brush with a long handle, for sweeping…Brōōm, v. t. p. 168See BREAM.Brōōm'-cōrn, n. p. 168(Bot.) A species of Sorghum, or Guinea-corn (Sorghum vulgare), having a jointed stem, like a reed, or the stem of maize, rising to the height of eight or ten feet, bearing a head of which brooms are…Brōōm'ing, n. p. 168(Naut.) See BREAM.Brōōm'-lănd, n. p. 168Land producing broom. Mortimer.Brōōm'-rāpe, n. p. 168(Bot.) A British parasitic plant, of the genus Orobanche, which is destitute of green foliage, and adheres to the roots of other plants, particularly the broom, furze, clover, and the like.Brōōm'stāff or Brōōm'stĭck, n. p. 168The staff or handle of a broom.Brōōm'y, a. p. 168Full of broom; consisting of broom. “If land grow mossy or broomy.” Mortimer.Brōse, n. p. 168A dish made by pouring some boiling liquid (as beef-broth, water, &c.) on the meal of oats or pease, and stirring it until small lumps are formed. It is called beef-brose, kale-brose, water-brose…Brō'sen, a. p. 168Burst. [Obs.]Brōth, n. p. 168Liquor in which flesh or any thing else is boiled and macerated. I am sure by your unprejudiced discourses that you love broth better than soup. Addison.Brōth'el, n. p. 168A house of lewdness; a house appropriated to the purposes of prostitution; a bawdy-house. The libertine retires to the stews and to the brothel. Rogers.Brōth'el-er, n. p. 168One that frequents brothels.Brōth'el-house, n. p. 168A brothel.Brōth'el-ry, n. p. 168Lewdness; obscenity. B. Jonson.Brōth’er, n. p. 168or BRĔTH’REN. [A.-S. brōðor, brōður, brōðer, O. Sax. & Goth. brōthar, D. broeder, Icel. bróðir, Sw. & Dan. broder, O. H. Ger. bruoder, M. H. Ger. bruoder, N. H. Ger. bruder, Lat. frater, It.…Brōth'er, v. t. p. 168To make a brother of; to call or treat as a brother. W. Scott.Brōth'er-gēr'man, n. p. 168(Law.) A brother by the father's and mother's side, in contradistinction to a uterine brother, or by the mother only. Bouvier.Brōth’er-hood, n. p. 168The state of being a brother. This deep disgrace of brotherhood. Touches me deeper than you can imagine. Shak. 2. An association for any purpose, as a society of monks; a fraternity. One great…Brōth'er-in-lāw, n. p. 168The brother of a husband or wife; also, a sister’s husband.Brōth'er-less, a. p. 168Without a brother.Brōth'er-like, a. p. 168Becoming a brother. Shak.Brōth'er-li-ness, n. p. 168State of being brotherly.Brȯth'er-lȯve, n. p. 168Brotherly affection. Shak.Brȯth'er-ly, a. p. 168Pertaining to brothers; such as is natural for brothers; becoming brothers; kind; affectionate; as, brotherly love.Brȯth'er-ly, adv. p. 168Like a brother; affectionately; kindly. “I speak but brotherly.” Shak.Brougham, n. p. 168A kind of two-wheeled or four-wheeled carriage, for general use, being either single or double, i. e., for either two or four persons. Simmonds.Brow, n. p. 168The prominent ridge over the eye, with the hair that covers it, forming an arch above the orbit. And his arched brows, pulled o'er his eyes, Churchill. With solemn proof proclaims him wise.…Brow, v. t. p. 168To bound; to limit; to form the edge or border of. Milton.Brow'-ānt'ler, n. p. 168The first start that grows on a deer's head. Bailey.Brow’beat, v. t. p. 168To depress or bear down with haughty, stern looks, or with arrogant speech and dogmatic assertions; to bear down by impudence; as, to browbeat witnesses. My grandfather was not a man to be…Brow'beat'ing, n. p. 168A bearing down with stern looks, supercilious manners, or confident assertions. “The imperious browbeatings and scorn of great men.” L’Estrange.Brow'bound, a. p. 168Crowned; having the head encircled as with a diadem. Shak.Brow'less, a. p. 168Without shame. Addison.Brown, n. p. 168A dark color inclining to red or yellow, resulting from the mixture of red, black, and yellow; a tawny, dusky hue.Brown, a. p. 168Dusky; of a dark or dusky color, of various shades, inclining to red or yellow. “Cheeks brown as the oak leaves.” Longfellow.Brown, v. t. p. 168To make brown or dusky. A trembling twilight o’er the welkin moves. Browns the dim void and darkens deep the groves. Barlow. 2. To give a bright brown color to, as gun-barrels, by forming a thin…Brown'-bill, n. p. 168A kind of battle-ax or halbert formerly used by the English foot-soldiers. Many a time, but for a sallet, my brain-pan had been Cleft with a brown-bill. Shak. The black, or, as it is sometimes…Brown'-brĕad, n. p. 168A coarse wheaten bread made of unbolted meal, called in the United States Graham bread. He would mouth with a beggar though she smelt brown-bread and garlic. Shak. 2. A dark-colored bread made of…Brown'-cōal, n. p. 168Wood coal, or lignite. See LIGNITE.Brown'ie, n. p. 168A good-natured spirit, who was supposed often to perform important services around the house by night, such as thrashing, churning, &c. [Scot.]Brown'ing, n. p. 168The act or operation of giving a brown color to iron; as gun-barrels, &c. “The finest kind of browning is the Damascus, in which dark and bright lines run through the brown ground.” Tomlinson.Brown'ish, a. p. 168Somewhat brown; inclined to brown.Brown'ism, n. p. 168(Eccl. Hist.) The views or teachings of the Brownists, who held that any body of professing Christians, united under one pastor, or communing together, constitutes a church independent of any other.Brown'ist, n. p. 168(Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Robert Brown, a Puritan, or dissenter from the church of England, in the 16th century. He was the head of a party of Independents in church government. “The Brownists did…