BRIDGING
BRIDG'ING, participle present tense Erecting a bridge; building a bridge over.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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BRIDGY
BRIDG'Y, adjective Full of bridges. [Not used.]
BRIDLE
BRI'DLE, noun1. The instrument with which a horse is governed and restrained by a rider; consisting of a head-stall, a bit, and reins, with other appendages, according to its pa...
BRIDLE-HAND
BRI'DLE-HAND, noun [bridle and hand.] The hand which holds the bridle in riding.
BRIDLED
BRI'DLED, participle passive Having a bridle on; restrained.
BRIDLER
BRI'DLER, noun One that bridles; one that restrains and governs.
BRIDLING
BRI'DLING, participle present tense Putting on a bridle; restraining; curbing.1. Holding up the head, and drawing in the chin.The bridling frown of wrinkles brows.
BRIEF
BRIEF, adjective [Latin brevis, when brevio, so shorten abbreviate. Brevis, in Latin, is doubtless contracted from the Gr., whence to abridge. The Greek word coincides in elemen...
BRIEFLY
BRIE'FLY, adverb Concisely; in few words.
BRIEFNESS
BRIE'FNESS, noun Shortness; conciseness in discourse or writing.
BRIER
BRI'ER, noun1. In a general sense, a prickly plant or shrub. Is.v.6. Judges 8:7.2. In a limited sense, the sweet-brier and the wild-brier, species of the rose.
BRIERY
BRI'ERY, adjective Full of briers; rough; thorny.
BRIG
BRIG, the termination of names, signifies a bridge, or perhaps, in some cases, a town, or burg.BRIG, noun [from brigantine.] A vessel with two masts, square rigged, or rigged ne...
BRIGADE
BRIGA'DE, noun A party or division of troops, or soldiers, whether cavalry or infantry, regular or militia, commanded by a brigadier. It consists of an indeterminate number of r...
BRIGADE-MAJOR
BRIGA'DE-MAJOR, noun [See Major.] An officer appointed by the brigadier, to assist him in the management and ordering of his brigade.
BRIGADIER
BRIGADIE'R, noun The general officer who commands a brigade, whether of horse or foot, and in rank next below a major-general.
BRIGAND
BRIG'AND, noun A robber; a free booter; a lawless fellow who lives by plunder, or who belongs to a band of robbers.
BRIGANDAGE
BRIG'ANDAGE, noun Theft; robber; plunder.
BRIGANDINE
BRIG'ANDINE, noun Anciently, a coat of mail. The name has ceased to be used, with the disuse of the thing. It consisted of thin jointed scales of plate, pliant and easy to the b...
BRIGANTINE
BRIG'ANTINE, noun [Latin aphractum; Gr. a vessel without a deck, uncovered. It is usually derived from brigand.] [See Brig.]
BRIGHT
BRIGHT, adjective brite. [Heb. to shine.]1. Shining; lucid; luminous; splendid; as a bright sun or star; a bright metal.2. Clear; transparent; as liquors.3. Evident; clear; mani...
BRIGHT-BURNING
BRIGHT-BURNING, adjective Burning with a bright flame.
BRIGHT-EYED
BRIGHT-EYED, adjective Having bright eyes.
BRIGHT-HAIRED
BRIGHT-HAIRED, adjective Having bright hair.
BRIGHT-HARNESSED
BRIGHT-HARNESSED, adjective Having glittering armor.
BRIGHT-SHINING
BRIGHT-SHINING, adjective Shining with splendor.
BRIGHTEN
BRIGHTEN, verb transitive britn. To make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase luster.1. To make luminous by light from without, or by dispelling gloom; as, to brigh...