English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Brazen (v. t.)

To carry through impudently or shamelessly; as, to brazen the matter through.

Brazen-browed (a.)

Shamelessly impudent.

Brazened (imp. & p. p.)

of Brazen

Brazenface (n.)

An impudent or shameless person.

Brazenfaced (a.)

Impudent; shameless.

Brazening (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Brazen

Brazenly (adv.)

In a bold, impudent manner.

Brazenness (n.)

The quality or state of being brazen.

Brazier (n.)

A pan for holding burning coals.

Brazier (n.)

Same as Brasier.

Brazier (n.)

An artificer who works in brass.

Brazil nut

An oily, three-sided nut, the seed of the Bertholletia excelsa; the cream nut.

Brazil wood

A very heavy wood of a reddish color, imported from Brazil and other tropical countries, for cabinet-work, and for dyeing. The best is the heartwood of Caesalpinia echinata, a leguminous tree; but other trees also yield it. An inferior sort comes from Jamaica, the timber of C. Braziliensis and C. crista. This is often distinguished as Braziletto , but the better kind is also frequently so named.

Brazil wood

The wood of the oriental Caesalpinia Sapan; -- so called before the discovery of America.

Braziletto (n.)

See Brazil wood.

Brazilian (n.)

A native or an inhabitant of Brazil.

Brazilian (a.)

Of or pertaining to Brazil.

Brazilin (n.)

A substance contained in both Brazil wood and Sapan wood, from which it is extracted as a yellow crystalline substance which is white when pure. It is colored intensely red by alkalies.

Brazing (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Braze

Breach (v. i.)

To break the water, as by leaping out; -- said of a whale.