BROOM
BROOM, noun1. A plant of several species, called dyer's weed, being used by dyers to give a yellow color, dyer's broom green wood, or wood waxen, dwarf broom all belonging to th...
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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BROOM-CORN
BROOM'-CORN, noun [broom and corn.] A species of Holcus or Guinea-corn, with a jointed stem, like a reed, or the stem of maize, rising to the highth of eight or ten feet, bearin...
BROOMING
BROOMING, a ship. [See Bream.]
BROOMLAND
BROOM'LAND, noun [broom and land.] Land producing broom.
BROOMRAPE
BROOM'RAPE, noun [See Broom.]
BROOMSTAFF
BROOM'STAFFBROOM'STICK, noun [See Staff and Stick.] The staff or handle of a broom.
BROOMSTICK
BROOM'STICK, n. [See Staff and Stick.] The staff or handle of a broom.
BROOMY
BROOM'Y, adjective Full of broom; containing broom.
BROTH
BROTH, noun brauth.1. Liquor in which flesh is boiled and macerated, usually with rice and herbs, or some ingredient to give it a better relish.2. In America, the word is often ...
BROTHEL
BROTH'EL, noun [A dialectical orthography of bordel, which see.]A house of lewdness; a house appropriated to the purposes of prostitution; a bawdy house; a stew.
BROTHEL-HOUSE
BROTH'EL-HOUSE, noun A brothel.
BROTHELER
BROTH'ELER, noun One that frequents brothels.
BROTHELRY
BROTH'ELRY, noun Lewdness; obscenity.
BROTHER
BROTHER, nounplural brothers or brethren. [Latin frater.]1. A human male born of the same father and mother. A male by one of the parents only is called a half-brother, or broth...
BROTHERHOOD
BROTH'ERHOOD, noun [brother and hood.] The state or quality of being a brother.1. An association of men for any purpose, as a society of monks; a fraternity.2. A class of men of...
BROTHERLESS
BROTH'ERLESS, adjective Without a brother.
BROTHERLIKE
BROTH'ERLIKE, adjective Becoming a brother.
BROTHERLOVE
BROTH'ERLOVE, noun Brotherly affection.
BROTHERLY
BROTH'ERLY, adjective Pertaining to brothers; such as is natural for brothers; becoming brothers; kind; affectionate; as brotherly love.Shakespeare uses this word as an adverb. ...
BROUGHT
BROUGHT, preterit tense and participle present tense of bring; pronounced braut. [See Bring.]
BROW
BROW, noun [Latin palpebra.. It is probably contracted from brg, and signifies an edge, border or projection.]1. The prominent ridge over the eye, forming an arch above the orbi...
BROWBEATEN
BROW'BEATEN, participle passive Overborne by impudence.
BROWBEATING
BROW'BEATING, participle present tense Overbearing with severe brows, stern looks, or positive assertions.BROW'BEATING, noun A bearing down with stern looks, supercilious manner...
BROWBOUND
BROW'BOUND, adjective [brow and bound.] Crowned; having the head encircled as with a diadem.
BROWLESS
BROW'LESS, adjective Without shame.BROW'-POST, noun [brow and post.] Among builders, a beam that goes across a building.BROW'-SICK, adjective [brow and sick.] Dejected; hanging ...
BROWN
BROWN, adjective Dusky; of a dark or dusky color, inclining to redness; but the shades are various, as Spanish brown London brown clove brown tawny brownbrown results from a mix...
BROWN-SPAR
BROWN-SPAR, noun Pearl spar, or siderocalcite.BROWN'-STUDY, noun [brown and study.] Gloomy study; dull thoughtfulness; meditation directed to no certain object.BROWN'-WORT, noun...