Webster's Dictionary 1913

4402

Brace (2)

Brace (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Braced (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Bracing.] 1. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace a beam in a building.2. To draw tight; to tighten...

4403

Brace (3)

Brace, v. i. To get tone or vigor; to rouse one's energies; — with up.

4404

Bracelet

Brace″let (�), n. [F. bracelet, dim. of OF. bracel armlet, prop. little arm, dim. of bras arm, fr. L. bracchium. See Brace, n.] 1. An ornamental band or ring, for the wrist or t...

4405

Bracer

Bra″cer (�), n. 1. That which braces, binds, or makes firm; a band or bandage.2. A covering to protect the arm of the bowman from the vibration of the string; also, a brassart. ...

4406

Brach

Brach (brăk), n. [OE. brache a kind of scenting hound or setting dog, OF. brache, F. braque, fr. OHG. braccho, G. bracke; possibly akin to E. fragrant, fr. L. fragrare to smell....

4407

Brachelytra

‖Brach‐el″y‐tra (�), n. pl.(Zoöl.) A group of beetles having short elytra, as the rove beetles.

4408

Brachia

‖Brach″i‐a (�), n. pl. See Brachium.

4409

Brachial

Brach″i‐al (�) or (�), a. [L. brachialis (bracch-), from bracchium (bracch-) arm: cf. F. brachial.] 1. (Anat.) Pertaining or belonging to the arm; as, the brachial artery; the b...

4410

Brachiata

‖Brach′i‐a″ta (�), n. pl. [See Brachiate.] (Zoöl.) A division of the Crinoidea, including those furnished with long jointed arms. See Crinoidea.

4411

Brachiate

Brach″i‐ate (�), a. [L. brachiatus (bracch-) with boughs or branches like arms, from brackium (bracch-) arm.] (Bot.) Having branches in pairs, decussated, all nearly horizontal,...

4412

Brachioganoid

Brach′i‐og″a‐noid (�), n. One of the Brachioganoidei.

4413

Brachioganoidei

‖Brach′i‐o‐ga‐noid″e‐i (�), n. pl. [NL., from L. brachium (bracch-) arm + NL. ganoidei.] (Zoöl.) An order of ganoid fishes of which the bichir of Africa is a living example. See...

4414

Brachiolaria

‖Brach′i‐o‐la″ri‐a (�), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. brachiolum (bracch-), dim. of brachium (bracch-) arm.] (Zoöl.) A peculiar early larval stage of certain starfishes, having a bilatera...

4415

Brachiopod

Brach″i‐o‐pod (�), n. [Cf.F. brachiopode.] (Zoöl.) One of the Brachiopoda, or its shell.

4416

Brachiopoda

‖Brach′i‐op″o‐da (�), n. [NL., from Gr. � arm + -poda.] (Zoöl.) A class of Molluscoidea having a symmetrical bivalve shell, often attached by a fleshy peduncle.☞ Within the shel...

4417

Brachium

‖Brach″i‐um (�), n.; pl.Bracchia (�). [L. brachium or bracchium, arm.] (Anat.) The upper arm; the segment of the fore limb between the shoulder and the elbow.

4418

Brachman

Brach″man (�), n. [L. Brachmanae, pl., Gr. �.] See Brahman.

4419

Brachycatalectic

Brach′y‐cat′a‐lec″tic (�), n. [Gr. �; βραχύσ short + � to leave off; cf. � incomplete.] (Gr. & Last. Pros.) A verse wanting two syllables at its termination.

4420

Brachycephalic

{ Brach′y‐ce‐phal″ic (�), Brach′y‐ceph″a‐lous (�) }, a. [Gr. βραχύσ short + � head.] (Anat.) Having the skull short in proportion to its breadth; shortheaded; — in distinction f...

4421

Brachycephaly

{ Brach′y‐ceph″a‐ly (�), Brach′y‐ceph″a‐lism (�) }, n. [Cf. F. Brachycéphalie]. (Anat.) The state or condition of being brachycephalic; shortness of head.

4422

Brachyceral

Bra‐chyc″er‐al (�), a. [Gr. βραχύσ short + � horn.] (Zoöl.) Having short antennæ, as certain insects.

4423

Brachydiagonal

Brach′y‐di‐ag″o‐nal (�), a. [Gr. βραχύσ short + E. diagonal.] Pertaining to the shorter diagonal, as of a rhombic prism.Brachydiagonal axis, the shorter lateral axis of an ortho...

4424

Brachydiagonal (2)

Brach′y‐di‐ag″o‐nal, n. The shorter of the diagonals in a rhombic prism.

4425

Brachydome

Brach′y‐dome (�), n. [Gr. βραχύσ short + E. dome.] (Crystallog.) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis. See Dome.

4426

Brachygrapher

Bra‐chyg″ra‐pher (�), n. A writer in short hand; a stenographer.He asked the brachygrapher whether he wrote the notes of the sermon.Gayton.

4427

Brachygraphy

Bra‐chyg″ra‐phy (�), n. [Gr. βραχύσ short + -graphy: cf. F. brachygraphie.] Stenography. B. Jonson.

4428

Brachylogy

Bra‐chyl″o‐gy (�), n. [Gr. �: βραχύσ short + � discourse: cf. F. brachylogie.] (Rhet.) Conciseness of expression; brevity.