Bravade
Bra‐vade″ (brȧ‐vād″), n. Bravado. Fanshawe.
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Bravado
Bra‐va″do (brȧ‐vā″dō̍), n., pl.Bravadoes (–dō̍z). [Sp. bravada, bravata, boast, brag: cf. F. bravade. See Brave.] Boastful and threatening behavior; a boastful menace.In spite o...
Brave
Brave (brāv), a. [Compar.Braver; superl.Bravest.] [F. brave, It. or Sp. bravo, (orig.) fierce, wild, savage, prob. from. L. barbarus. See Barbarous, and cf. Bravo.]1. Bold; cour...
Brave (2)
Brave (�), n. 1. A brave person; one who is daring.The star-spangled banner, O,long may it waveO'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.F. S. Key.2. Specifically, an ...
Brave (3)
Brave, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Braved (brāvd); p. pr. & vb. n.Braving.] 1. To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at defiance; to defy; to dare.These I can brave, but those ...
Bravely
Brave″lyadv. 1. In a brave manner; courageously; gallantly; valiantly; splendidly; nobly.2. Finely; gaudily; gayly; showily.And decked herself bravely to allure the eyes of all ...
Braveness
Brave″ness, n. The quality of state or being brave.
Bravery
Brav″er‐y (�), n. [Cf. F. braverie.] 1. The quality of being brave; fearless; intrepidity.Remember, sir, my liege,...The natural bravery of your isle.Shak.2. The act of braving;...
Braving
Brav″ing (�), n. A bravado; a boast.With so proud a strainOf threats and bravings.Chapman.
Bravingly
Brav″ing‐ly (�), adv. In a defiant manner.
Bravo
Bra″vo (�), n.; pl.Bravoes (�). [I. See Brave, a.] A daring villain; a bandit; one who sets law at defiance; a professional assassin or murderer.Safe from detection, seize the u...
Bravo (2)
Bra″vo (�), interj. [It. See Brave.] Well done! excellent! an exclamation expressive of applause.
Bravura
‖Bra‐vu″ra (�), n. [It., (properly) bravery, spirit, from bravo. See Brave.] (Mus.) A florid, brilliant style of music, written for effect, to show the range and flexibility of ...
Braw
Braw (?), a. [See Brave, a.] 1. Well-dressed; handsome; smart; brave; — used of persons or their clothing, etc.; as, a braw lad. “A braw new gown.” Burns.2. Good; fine. “A braw ...
Brawl
Brawl (�), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Brawled (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Brawling.] [OE. braulen to quarrel, boast, brallen to cry, make a noise; cf. LG. brallen to brag, MHG. pr�ulen, G. prah...
Brawl (2)
Brawl (�), n. A noisy quarrel; loud, angry contention; a wrangle; a tumult; as, a drunken brawl.His sports were hindered by the brawls.Shak.Syn. — Noise; quarrel; uproar; row; t...
Brawler
Brawl″er (�), n. One that brawls; wrangler.Common brawler(Law), one who disturbs a neighborhood by brawling (and is therefore indictable at common law as a nuisance). Wharton.
Brawling
Brawl″ing, a. 1. Quarreling; quarrelsome; noisy.She is an irksome brawling scold.Shak.2. Making a loud confused noise. See Brawl, v. i., 3.A brawling stream.J. S. Shairp.
Brawlingly
Brawl″ing‐ly, adv. In a brawling manner.
Brawn
Brawn (�), n. [OF. braon fleshy part, muscle, fr. HG. br�to flesh, G. braten roast meat; akin to Icel. br�� flesh, food of beasts, AS. br�de roast meat, br�dan to roast, G. brat...
Brawned
Brawned (�), a. Brawny; strong; muscular. Spenser.
Brawner
Brawn″er (�), n. A boor killed for the table.
Brawniness
Brawn″i‐ness (�), n. The quality or state of being brawny.
Brawny
Brawn″y (�), a. Having large, strong muscles; muscular; fleshy; strong. “Brawny limbs.” W. Irving.Syn. — Muscular; fleshy; strong; bulky; sinewy; athletic; stalwart; powerful; r...
Braxy
Brax″y (�), n. [Cf. AS. breac rheum, broc sickness, Ir. bracha corruption. Jamieson.] 1. A disease of sheep. The term is variously applied in different localities.2. A diseased ...
Bray
Bray (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Brayed (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Braying.] [OE. brayen, OF. breier, F. broyer to pound, grind, fr. OHG. brehhan to break. See Break.] To pound, beat, rub,...
Bray (2)
Bray, v. i. [OE brayen, F. braire to bray, OF. braire to cry, fr. LL. bragire to whinny; perh. fr. the Celtic and akin to E. break; or perh. of imitative origin.]1. To utter a l...