English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Brassy (a.)

Impudent; impudently bold.

Brast (imp.)

of Breste

Brast (v. t. & i.)

To burst.

Brat (n.)

A coarse garment or cloak; also, coarse clothing, in general.

Brat (n.)

A coarse kind of apron for keeping the clothes clean; a bib.

Brat (n.)

A child; an offspring; -- formerly used in a good sense, but now usually in a contemptuous sense.

Brat (n.)

The young of an animal.

Brat (n.)

A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime.

Bratsche (n.)

The tenor viola, or viola.

Brattice (n.)

A wall of separation in a shaft or gallery used for ventilation.

Brattice (n.)

Planking to support a roof or wall.

Brattishing (n.)

See Brattice, n.

Brattishing (n.)

Carved openwork, as of a shrine, battlement, or parapet.

Braunite (n.)

A native oxide of manganese, of dark brownish black color. It was named from a Mr. Braun of Gotha.

Bravade (n.)

Bravado.

Bravado (n.)

Boastful and threatening behavior; a boastful menace.

Bravadoes (pl. )

of Bravado

Brave (n.)

A challenge; a defiance; bravado.

Brave (v. t.)

To adorn; to make fine or showy.

Brave (v. t.)

To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at defiance; to defy; to dare.