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Brinjaree <Xpage=182>

Brin"ja*ree` (?) , n. [Native name.] (Zo\'94l.) A rough-haired East Indian variety of the greyhound.

Brink <Xpage=182>

Brink (?) , n. [Dan. brink edge, verge; akin to Sw. brink declivity, hill, Icel. brekka ; cf. LG. brink a grassy hill, W. bryn hill, bryncyn hillock.] The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge, as of a river or pit; a verge; a border; as, the brink of a chasm . Also Fig. "The brink of vice." Bp. Porteus . "The brink of ruin." Burke .

The plashy brink of weedy lake. Bryant.

Briny <Xpage=182>

Brin"y (?) , a. [From Brine .] Of or pertaining to brine, or to the sea; partaking of the nature of brine; salt; as, a briny taste; the briny flood.

Briony <Xpage=182>

Bri"o*ny (?) , n. See Bryony .

Tennyson.

Brisk <Xpage=182>

Brisk (?) , a. [Cf. W. brysg , fr. brys haste, Gael. briosg quick, lively, Ir. broisg a start, leap, jerk.] 1. Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action; lively; spirited; quick.

Cheerily, boys; be brick awhile. Shak.

Brick toil alternating with ready ease. Wordworth.

2. Full of spirit of life; effervesc<?/ng, as liquors; sparkling; as, brick cider .

Syn. -- Active; lively; agile; alert; nimble; quick; sprightly; vivacious; gay; spirited; animated.

Brisk <Xpage=182>

Brisk (?) , v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Bricked (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Bricking .] To make or become lively; to enliven; to animate; to take, or cause to take, an erect or bold attitude; -- usually with up .

Brisket <Xpage=182>

Bris"ket (?) , n. [OE. bruskette , OF. bruschet , F. br\'82chet , brichet ; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. brysced the breast of a slain animal, brisket, Corn. vrys breast, Armor. brusk , bruched , the front of the chest, Gael. brisgein the cartilaginous part of a bone.] That part of the breast of an animal which extends from the fore legs back beneath the ribs; also applied to the fore part of a horse, from the shoulders to the bottom of the chest. [See Illust . of Beef .]

Briskly <Xpage=182>

Brisk"ly (?) , adv. In a brisk manner; nimbly.

Briskness <Xpage=182>

Brisk"ness , n. Liveliness; vigor in action; quickness; gayety; vivacity; effervescence.

Bristle <Xpage=182>

Bris"tle (?) , n. [OE. bristel , brustel , AS. bristl , byrst ; akin to D. borstel , OHG. burst , G. borste , Icel. burst , Sw. borst , and to Skr. bh<?/shti edge, point, and prob, L. fastigium extremity, Gr. <?/ stern of a ship, and E. brush , burr , perh. to brad . &root;96.] 1. A short, stiff, coarse hair, as on the back of swine.

2. (Bot.) A stiff, sharp, roundish hair.

Gray.

Bristle <Xpage=182>

Bris"tle , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bristled (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Bristling (#) .] 1. To erect the bristles of; to cause to stand up, as the bristles of an angry hog; -- sometimes with up .

Now for the bare-picked bone of majesty Doth dogged war bristle his angry crest. Shak.

Boy, bristle thy courage up. Shak.

2. To fix a bristle to; as, to bristle a thread .

Bristle <Xpage=182>

Bris"tle , v. i. 1. To rise or stand erect, like bristles.

His hair did bristle upon his head. Sir W. Scott.

2. To appear as if covered with bristles; to have standing, thick and erect, like bristles.

The hill of La Haye Sainte bristling with ten thousand bayonets. Thackeray.

Ports bristling with thousands of masts. Macaulay.

3. To show deflance or indignation.

To bristle up , to show anger or deflance.

Bristle-pointed <Xpage=182>

Bris"tle-point`ed (?) , a. (Bot.) Terminating in a very fine, sharp point, as some leaves.

Bristle-shaped <Xpage=182>

Bris"tle-shaped` (?) , a. Resembling a bristle in form; as, a bristle-shaped leaf .

Bristletail <Xpage=182>

Bris"tle*tail` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) An insect of the genera Lepisma , Campodea , etc., belonging to the Thysanura.

Bristliness <Xpage=182>

Bris"tli*ness (?) , n. The quality or state of having bristles.

Bristly <Xpage=182>

Bris"tly (?) , a. THick set with bristles, or with hairs resembling bristles; rough.

The leaves of the black mulberry are somewhat bristly . Bacon.

Bristol <Xpage=182>

Bris"tol (?) , n. A seaport city in the west of England.

Bristol board , a kind of fine pasteboard, made with a smooth but usually unglazed surface. -- Bristol brick , a brick of siliceous matter used for polishing cultery; -- originally manufactured at Bristol . -- Bristol stone , rock crystal, or brilliant crystals of quartz, found in the mountain limestone near Bristol , and used in making ornaments, vases, etc. When polished, it is called Bristol diamond .

Brisure <Xpage=182>

Bri*sure" (?) , n. [F.] 1. (Fort.) Any part of a rampart or parapet which deviates from the general direction.

2. (Her.) A mark of cadency or difference.

Brit, Britt <Xpage=182>

Brit , Britt (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The young of the common herring; also, a small species of herring; the sprat. (b) The minute marine animals (chiefly Entomostraca) upon which the right whales feed.

Britannia <Xpage=182>

Bri*tan"ni*a (?) , n. [From L. Britannia Great Britain.] A white-metal alloy of tin, antimony, bismuth, copper, etc. It somewhat resembles silver, and isused for table ware. Called also Britannia metal .

Britannic <Xpage=182>

Bri*tan"nic (?) , a. [L. Britannicus , fr. Britannia Great Britain.] Of or pertaining to Great Britain; British; as, her Britannic Majesty .

Brite, Bright <Xpage=182>

Brite , Bright (?) , v. t. To be or become overripe, as wheat, barley, or hops. [Prov. Eng.]

Briticism <Xpage=182>

Brit"i*cism (?) , n. A word, phrase, or idiom peculiar to Great Britain; any manner of using a word or words that is peculiar to Great Britain.

British <Xpage=182>

Brit"ish (?) , a. [AS. Brittisc , Bryttisc .] Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; -- sometimes restrict to the original inhabitants.

British gum , a brownish substance, very soluble in cold water, formed by heating dry starch at a temperature of about 600\'f8 Fahr. It corresponds, in its properties, to dextrin, and is used, in solution, as a substitute for gum in stiffering goods. -- British lion , the national emblem of Great Britain. -- British seas , the four seas which surround Great Britain.

British <Xpage=182>

Brit"ish , n. pl. People of Great Britain.

Britisher <Xpage=182>

Brit"ish*er , n. An Englishman; a subject or inhabitant of Great Britain, esp. one in the British military or naval service. [Now used jocosely]

Briton <Xpage=182>

Brit"on (?) , a. [AS. bryten Britain.] British. [Obs.] Spenser . -- n. A native of Great Britain.

Brittle <Xpage=182>

Brit"tle (?) , a. [OE. britel , brutel , AS. bryttian to dispense, fr. bre\'a2tan to break; akin to Icel. brytja , Sw. bryta , Dan. bryde . Cf. Brickle .] Easily broken; apt to break; fragile; not tough or tenacious<-- contrast to flexible; usually hard -->.

Farewell, thou pretty, brittle piece Of fine-cut crystal. Cotton.

Brittle silver ore , the mineral stephanite.

Brittlely <Xpage=182>

Brit"tle*ly , adv. In a brittle manner.

Sherwood.

Brittleness <Xpage=182>

Brit"tle*ness , n. Aptness to break; fragility.

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Brittle star <Xpage=183>

Brit"tle star` (?) . Any species of ophiuran starfishes. See Ophiuroidea .

Britzska <Xpage=183>

Britz"ska (?) , n. [Russ. britshka ; cf. Pol. bryczka , dim. of bryka freight wagon.] A long carriage, with a calash top, so constructed as to give space for reclining at night, when used on a journey.

Brize <Xpage=183>

Brize (?) , n. The breeze fly. See Breeze .

Shak.

Broach <Xpage=183>

Broach (?) , n. [OE. broche , F. broche , fr. LL. brocca ; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. proc thrust, stab, Gael. brog awl. Cf. Brooch .] 1. A spit. [Obs.]

He turned a broach that had worn a crown. Bacon.

2. An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened at each end, used by thatchers. [Prov. Eng.]

Forby.

3. (Mech.) (a) A tool of steel, generally tapering, and of a polygonal form, with from four to eight cutting edges, for smoothing or enlarging holes in metal; sometimes made smooth or without edges, as for burnishing pivot holes in watches; a reamer. The broach for gun barrels is commonly square and without taper. (b) A straight tool with file teeth, made of steel, to be pressed through irregular holes in metal that cannot be dressed by revolving tools; a drift.

4. (Masonry) A broad chisel for stonecutting.

5. (Arch.) A spire rising from a tower. [Local, Eng.]

6. A clasp for fastening a garment. See Brooch .

7. A spitlike start, on the head of a young stag.

8. The stick from which candle wicks are suspended for dipping.

Knight.

9. The pin in a lock which enters the barrel of the key.

Broach <Xpage=183>

Broach , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Broached (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Broaching .] [F. brocher , fr. broche . See Broach , n. ] 1. To spit; to pierce as with a spit.

I'll broach the tadpole on my rapier's point. Shak.

2. To tap; to pierce, as a cask, in order to draw the liquor. Hence: To let out; to shed, as blood.

Whereat with blade, with bloody blameful blade, He bravely broached his boiling bloody breast. Shak.

3. To open for the first time, as stores.

You shall want neither weapons, victuals, nor aid; I will open the old armories, I will broach my store, and will bring forth my stores. Knolles.

4. To make public; to utter; to publish first; to put forth; to introduce as a topic of conversation.

Those very opinions themselves had broached . Swift.

5. To cause to begin or break out. [Obs.]

Shak.

6. (Masonry) To shape roughly, as a block of stone, by chiseling with a coarse tool. [Scot. & North of Eng.]

7. To enlarge or dress (a hole), by using a broach.

To broach to (Naut.) , to incline suddenly to windward, so as to lay the sails aback, and expose the vessel to the danger of oversetting.

Broacher <Xpage=183>

Broach"er (?) , n. 1. A spit; a broach.

On five sharp broachers ranked, the roast they turned. Dryden.

2. One who broaches, opens, or utters; a first publisher or promoter.

Some such broacher of heresy. Atterbury.

Broad <Xpage=183>

Broad (?) , a. [ Compar. Broader (?) ; superl. Broadest .] [OE. brod , brad , AS. br\'bed ; akin to OS. br\'c7d , D. breed , G. breit , Icel. brei<?/r , Sw. & Dan. bred , Goth. braids . Cf. Breadth .] 1. Wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; -- opposed to narrow ; as, a broad street, a broad table; an inch broad .

2. Extending far and wide; extensive; vast; as, the broad expanse of ocean .

3. Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full. " Broad and open day."

Bp. Porteus.

4. Fig.: Having a large measure of any thing or quality; not limited; not restrained; -- applied to any subject, and retaining the literal idea more or less clearly, the precise meaning depending largely on the substantive.

A broad mixture of falsehood. Locke.

Hence: -

5. Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged.

The words in the Constitution are broad enough to include the case. D. Daggett.

In a broad , statesmanlike, and masterly way. E. Everett.

6. Plain; evident; as, a broad hint .

7. Free; unrestrained; unconfined.

As broad and general as the casing air. Shak.

8. (Fine Arts) Characterized by breadth. See Breadth .

9. Cross; coarse; indelicate; as, a broad compliment; a broad joke; broad humor.

10. Strongly marked; as, a broad Scotch accent .

&hand; Broad is often used in compounds to signify wide , large , etc.; as, broad -chested, broad -shouldered, broad -spreading, broad -winged.

Broad acres . See under Acre . -- Broad arrow , originally a pheon. See Pheon , and Broad arrow under Arrow . -- As broad as long , having the length equal to the breadth; hence, the same one way as another; coming to the same result by different ways or processes.

It is as broad as long , whether they rise to others, or bring others down to them. L'Estrange.

Broad pennant . See under Pennant .

Syn. -- Wide; large; ample; expanded; spacious; roomy; extensive; vast; comprehensive; liberal.

Broad <Xpage=183>

Broad , n. 1. The broad part of anything; as, the broad of an oar .

2. The spread of a river into a sheet of water; a flooded fen. [Local, Eng.]

Southey.

3. A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders.

Knight.

Broadax Broadaxe <Xpage=183>

Broad"ax` Broad"axe` (?) , n. 1. An ancient military weapon; a battle-ax.

2. An ax with a broad edge, for hewing timber.

Broadbill <Xpage=183>

Broad"bill` (?) , n. 1. (Zo\'94l.) A wild duck ( Aythya, &or; Fuligula, marila) , which appears in large numbers on the eastern coast of the United States, in autumn; -- called also bluebill , blackhead , raft duck , and scaup duck . See Scaup duck .

2. (Zo\'94l.) The shoveler. See Shoveler .

Broadbrim <Xpage=183>

Broad"brim` (?) , n. 1. A hat with a very broad brim, like those worn by men of the society of Friends.

2. A member of the society of Friends; a Quaker. [Sportive]

Broad-brimmed <Xpage=183>

Broad"-brimmed` (?) , a. Having a broad brim.

A broad-brimmed flat silver plate. Tatler.

Broadcast <Xpage=183>

Broad"cast` (?) , n. (Agric.) A casting or throwing seed in all directions, as from the hand in sowing.

Broadcast <Xpage=183>

Broad"cast` , a. 1. Cast or dispersed in all directions, as seed from the hand in sowing; widely diffused.

2. Scattering in all directions (as a method of sowing); -- opposed to planting in hills, or rows.

Broadcast <Xpage=183>

Broad"cast` , adv. So as to scatter or be scattered in all directions; so as to spread widely, as seed from the hand in sowing, or news from the press.

Broad Church <Xpage=183>

Broad" Church` (?) . (Eccl.) A portion of the Church of England, consisting of persons who claim to hold a position, in respect to doctrine and fellowship, intermediate between the High Church party and the Low Church, or evangelical, party. The term has been applied to otherbodies of men holding liberal or comprehensive views of Christian doctrine and fellowship.

Side by side with these various shades of High and Low Church, another party of a different character has always existed in the Church of England. It is called by different names: Moderate, Catholic, or Broad Church , by its friends; Latitudinarian or Indifferent, by its enemies. Its distinctive character is the desire of comprehension. Its watch words are charity and toleration. Conybeare.

Broadcloth <Xpage=183>

Broad"cloth (?) , n. A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men's garments, usually of double width ( i.e. , a yard and a half); -- so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide.

Broaden <Xpage=183>

Broad"en (?) , v. t. [ p. & p. p. Broadened (<?/) ; p. pr. & vb.n. Broadening (<?/) .] [From Broad , a. ] To grow broad; to become broader or wider.

The broadening sun appears. Wordsworth.

Broaden <Xpage=183>

Broad"en , v. t. To make broad or broader; to render more broad or comprehensive.

Broad gauge <Xpage=183>

Broad" gauge` (?) . (Railroad) A wider distance between the rails than the "standard" gauge of four feet eight inches and a half. See Gauge .

Broad-horned <Xpage=183>

Broad"-horned` (?) , a. Having horns spreading widely.

Broadish <Xpage=183>

Broad"ish , a. Rather broad; moderately broad.

Broadleaf <Xpage=183>

Broad"leaf` (?) , n. (Bot.) A tree ( Terminalia latifolia ) of Jamaica, the wood of which is used for boards, scantling, shingles, etc; -- sometimes called the almond tree , from the shape of its fruit.

Broad-leaved, Broad-leafed <Xpage=183>

Broad"-leaved` (?) , Broad"-leafed` (?) , a. Having broad, or relatively broad, leaves.

Keats.

Broadly <Xpage=183>

Broad"ly , adv. In a broad manner.

Broadmouth <Xpage=183>

Broad"mouth` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Eurylaimid\'91 , a family of East Indian passerine birds.

Broadness <Xpage=183>

Broad"ness , n. [AS. br\'bednes .] The condition or quality of being broad; breadth; coarseness; grossness.

Broadpiece <Xpage=183>

Broad"piece` (?) , n. An old English gold coin, broader than a guinea, as a Carolus or Jacobus.

Broad seal <Xpage=183>

Broad" seal` (?) . The great seal of England; the public seal of a country or state.

Broadseal <Xpage=183>

Broad"seal` , v. t. To stamp with the broad seal; to make sure; to guarantee or warrant. [Obs.]

Thy presence broadseals our delights for pure. B. Jonson.

Broadside <Xpage=183>

Broad"side` (?) , n. 1. (Naut.) The side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter.