Webster's Dictionary 1913

5212

Browser

Brows″er (brouz″ẽr), n. An animal that browses.

5213

Browsewood

Browse″wood′ (�), n. Shrubs and bushes upon which animals browse.

5214

Browsing

Brows″ing, n. Browse; also, a place abounding with shrubs where animals may browse.Browsings for the deer.Howell.

5215

Browspot

Brow″spot′ (�), n.(Zoöl.) A rounded organ between the eyes of the frog; the interocular gland.

5216

Bruang

‖Bru‐ang″ (�), n.(Zoöl.) The Malayan sun bear.

5217

Brucine

Bru″cine (�), n. [Cf. F. brucine, fr. James Bruce, a Scottish traveler.] (Chem.) A powerful vegetable alkaloid, found, associated with strychnine, in the seeds of different spec...

5218

Brucite

Bru″cite (�), n. [Named after Dr. A. Bruce of New York.] (Min.) (a) A white, pearly mineral, occurring thin and foliated, like talc, and also fibrous; a native magnesium hydrate...

5219

Bruckeled

Bruck″eled (�), a. Wet and dirty; begrimed. Herrick.

5220

Bruh

‖Bruh (�), n.(Zoöl.) The rhesus monkey. See Rhesus.

5221

Bruin

Bru″in (�), n. [D. bruin brown. In the epic poem of “Reynard the Fox” the bear is so called from his color. See Brown, a.] A bear; — so called in popular tales and fables.

5222

Bruise

Bruise (brṳz), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Bruised (brṳzd); p. pr. & vb. n.Bruising.] [OE. brusen, brisen, brosen, bresen, AS. brȳsan or fr. OF. bruiser, bruisier, bruser, to break, shiv...

5223

Bruise (2)

Bruise, v. i. To fight with the fists; to box.Bruising was considered a fine, manly, old English custom.Thackeray.

5224

Bruise (3)

Bruise, n. An injury to the flesh of animals, or to plants, fruit, etc., with a blunt or heavy instrument, or by collision with some other body; a contusion; as, a bruise on the...

5225

Bruiser

Bruis″er (�), n. 1. One who, or that which, bruises.2. A boxer; a pugilist. R. Browning.Like a new bruiser on Broughtonic sand,Amid the lists our hero takes his stand.T. Warton....

5226

Bruisewort

Bruise″wort′ (�), n. A plant supposed to heal bruises, as the true daisy, the soapwort, and the comfrey.

5227

Bruit

Bruit (�), n. [OE. bruit, brut, noise, bruit, F. bruit, fr. LL. brugitus; cf. L. rugire to roar; perh. influenced by the source of E. bray to make a harsh noise, Armor. brud bru...

5228

Bruit (2)

Bruit, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Bruited; p. pr. & vb. n.Bruiting.] To report; to noise abroad.I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited.Shak.

5229

Brumaire

‖Bru′maire″ (�), n. [F., fr. L. bruma winter.] The second month of the calendar adopted by the first French republic. It began thirty days after the autumnal equinox. See Vendem...

5230

Brumal

Bru″mal (�), a. [L. brumalis, fr. bruma winter: cf. F. brumal.] Of or pertaining to winter. “The brumal solstice.” Sir T. Browne.

5231

Brume

Brume (�), n. [F. brume winter season, mist, L. bruma winter.] Mist; fog; vapors. “The drifting brume.” Longfellow.

5232

Brummagem

Brum″ma‐gem (�), a. [Birmingham (formerly Bromwycham), Eng., “the great mart and manufactory of gilt toys, cheap jewelry,” etc.] Counterfeit; gaudy but worthless; sham. “These B...

5233

Brumous

Bru″mous (�), a. Foggy; misty.

5234

Brun

Brun (�), n. [See Broun a brook.] Same as Brun, a brook.

5235

Brunette

Bru‐nette″ (�), n. [F. brunet, brunette, brownish, dim. of brun, brune, brown, fr. OHG. br�n. See Brown, a.] A girl or woman with a somewhat brown or dark complexion. — a. Havin...

5236

Brunion

Brun″ion (�), n. [F. brugnon (cf. It. brugna, prugna), fr. L. prunum. See Prune, n.] A nectarine.

5237

Brunonian

Bru‐no″ni‐an (�), a. Pertaining to, or invented by, Brown; — a term applied to a system of medicine promulgated in the 18th century by John Brown, of Scotland, the fundamental d...

5238

Brunswick black

Bruns″wick black′ (�). See Japan black.