Webster's Dictionary 1828

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BRANGLING

BRAN'GLING, noun A quarrel.

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BRANK

BRANK, noun1. Buckwheat, a species of polygonum; a grain cultivated mostly for beasts and poultry; but in the U. States, the flour is much used for making breakfast cakes.2. In ...

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BRANKURSINE

BRANK'URSINE, noun [brank and ursus, a bear.]Bear's-breech, or acanthus, a genus of plants of several species. The leaves of the common sort are said to have furnished the model...

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BRANLIN

BRAN'LIN, noun A species of fish of the salmon kind, in some places called the fingry, from five or six black lines or marks on each side resembling fingers. It is found in rapi...

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BRANNY

BRAN'NY, adjective [from bran.] Having the appearance of bran; consisting of bran.

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BRANSLE

BRAN'SLE, noun A brawl, or dance. [Not used.]

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BRANT

BRANT, noun A species of anas or the goose kind; called also brent and brand-goose, which see.BRANT,, adjective Steep.

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BRASEN

BRA'SEN, adjective brazn. Made of brass. [See Brass and Brazen.]

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BRASIER

BRA'SIER, noun brazhur. An artificer who works in brass.1. A pan for holding coals.

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BRASIL

BRASIL. [See Brazil.]

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BRASS

BR'ASS, noun1. An alloy of copper and zink, of a yellow color; usually containing about one third of its weight of zink, but the proportions are variable. The best brass is made...

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BRASS-PAVED

BR'ASS-PAVED, adjective Hard as brass.

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BRASS-VISAGED

BR'ASS-VISAGED, adjective Impudent.

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BRASSE

BR'ASSE, noun The pale spotted perch, with two long teeth on each side; the lucio-perca.

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BRASSICA

BRAS'SICA, noun [Latin] Cabbage.

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BRASSINESS

BR'ASSINESS, noun A quality of brass; the appearance of brass.

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BRASSY

BR'ASSY, adjective Pertaining to brass; partaking of brass; hard as brass; having the color of brass.1. Impudent; impudently bold.

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BRAST

BRAST, adjective Burst. [Not in use.]

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BRAT

BRAT, noun A child, so called in contempt.1. Offspring; progeny.

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BRAUL

BRAUL, noun Indian cloth with blue and white striped, called turbants.

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BRAVADO

BRAVA'DO, noun A boast or brag; an arrogant menace, intended to intimidate.

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BRAVE

BRAVE, adjective1. Courageous; bold; daring; intrepid; fearless of danger; as a brave warrior. It usually unites the sense of courage with generosity and dignity of mind; qualit...

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BRAVED

BRA'VED, participle passive Defied; set at defiance; met without dismay, or being moved.

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BRAVELY

BRA'VELY, adverb Courageously; gallantly; splendidly; in a brave manner; heroically. In Spenser, finely; gaudily.

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BRAVERY

BRA'VERY, noun Courage; heroism; undaunted spirit; intrepidity; gallantry; fearlessness of danger; often united with generosity or dignity of mind which despises meanness and cr...

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BRAVING

BRA'VING, participle present tense Setting at defiance; challenging.

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BRAVO

BRA'VO, noun A daring villain; a bandit; one who sets law at defiance; an assassin or murderer.