An alloy (usually yellow) of copper and zinc, in variable proportion, but often containing two parts of copper to one part of zinc. It sometimes contains tin, and rarely other metals.
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inflexibly entrenched; as, brassbound traditions.
Impudent; bold.
A sum formerly levied to pay the expense of coinage; -- now called seigniorage.
an armor plate that protects the arm.
Armor for the arm; -- generally used for the whole arm from the shoulder to the wrist, and consisting, in the 15th and 16th centuries, of many parts.
any of various tropical American orchids with usually solitary fleshy leaves and showy white to green nocturnally fragrant blossoms solitary or in racemes of up to 7.
A spotted European fish of the genus Lucioperca, resembling a perch.
a small restaurant serving beer and wine as well as food; usually cheap.
See Brassart.
a genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids having striking axillary racemes of yellow to green spiderlike flowers with long slender sepals and warty lips; the spider orchids.
A genus of plants embracing several species and varieties differing much in appearance and qualities: such as the common cabbage (Brassica oleracea), broccoli, cauliflowers, etc.; the wild turnip (Brassica campestris); the common turnip (Brassica rapa); the rape or coleseed (Brassica napus), etc.
a natural family of plants with four-petaled flowers.
Related to, or resembling, the cabbage, or plants of the Cabbage family.
formerly a golfing wood with a face more elevated that a driver but less than a spoon.
A form of woman's undergarment, often stiffened with wire or whalebones, or the like, and worn to cover and support the breasts; -- also called bra. It usually has straps which support it from the shoulders, but strapless variants are also made.
The state, condition, or quality of being brassy.
resembling the sound of a brass instrument.
A wooden club soled with brass.
To burst.
A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime.
a kind of hound; a brach; -- applied contemptuously to a child. See also brach.
The capital city of Slovakia. Population (2000) = 446,600.
The tenor viola, or viola.
A wall of separation in a shaft or gallery used for ventilation. Planking to support a roof or wall.
See Brattice, n.
a small pork sausage seasoned with spices and herbs, and usually served broiled or sauteed.
A native oxide of manganese, of dark brownish black color. It was named from a Mr. Braun of Gotha.
Bravado.
Boastful and threatening behavior; a boastful menace.
To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at defiance; to defy; to dare.
In a brave manner; courageously; gallantly; valiantly; splendidly; nobly.
The quality of state or being brave.
The quality of being brave; fearless; intrepidity.
A bravado; a boast.
In a defiant manner.
Well done! excellent! an exclamation expressive of applause.
A florid, brilliant style of music, written for effect, to show the range and flexibility of a singer's voice, or the technical force and skill of a performer; virtuoso music.
Well-dressed; handsome; smart; brave; -- used of persons or their clothing, etc.; as, a braw lad.
A noisy quarrel; loud, angry contention; a wrangle; a tumult; as, a drunken brawl.
One that brawls; wrangler.
Quarreling; quarrelsome; noisy.
In a brawling manner.
A muscle; flesh.
Brawny; strong; muscular.
A boor killed for the table.
The quality or state of being brawny.
Having large, strong muscles; muscular; fleshy; strong.
A disease of sheep. The term is variously applied in different localities.
A bank; the slope of a hill; a hill. See Brae, which is now the usual spelling.
One that brays like an ass.
Making a harsh noise; blaring.
To cover or ornament with brass.
To carry through impudently or shamelessly; as, to brazen the matter through.
Shamelessly impudent.
An impudent or shameless person.
Impudent; shameless.
In a bold, impudent manner.
The quality or state of being brazen.
Same as Brasier.
See Brazil wood.
Of or pertaining to Brazil. A native or an inhabitant of Brazil.
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.
a North American river, flowing into the Gulf of Mexico.
The capital city of Congo. Population (2000) = 937,580.
To break the water, as by leaping out; -- said of a whale.
Apt to break fences or to break out of pasture; unruly; as, breachy cattle.
To cover with bread crumbs, preparatory to cooking; as, breaded cutlets.
a container used to store breads or cake, to keep them fresh.
The stomach.
a container used to store breads or cake, to keep them fresh.
Braided
Made of bread.
The fruit of a tree (Artocarpus incisa) found in the islands of the Pacific, esp. the South Sea islands. It is of a roundish form, from four to six or seven inches in diameter, and, when baked, somewhat resembles bread, and is eaten as food, whence the name.
Without bread; destitute of food.
a queue of people waiting for free food.
The root of a leguminous plant (Psoralea esculenta), found near the Rocky Mountains. It is usually oval in form, and abounds in farinaceous matter, affording sweet and palatable food.
Grain, flour, or meal of which bread is made.
Without breadth.
Breadthwise.
In the direction of the breadth.
The member of a family whose labor supplies the food of the family; one who works for his living.
An opening made by fracture or disruption.
a type of solo dancing in which the dancer performs elaborate footwork, pantomime, and various acrobatic movements, such as spinning head stands or spinning on the back, and usually containing much improvization. It was first performed by male teenagers in the 1970's, in small informal groups on the streets, and is often performed to the accompaniment of rap music or other rock music with a rapid, strong beat.
A key or other device for breaking an electrical circuit.
an act of trespassing into a closed structure such as a house or place of busineess for an unlawful purpose, usually as part of a burglary.
Disruption; coming apart; a separation and dispersion of the parts or members; as, a break-up of a meeting, assembly, or dinner party; the break-up of a spacecraft on re-entry into the atmosphere.
the quality of being easily damaged or destroyed.
Capable of being broken.
The act of breaking; a break; a breaking; also, articles broken.
A wild rush of sheep, cattle, horses, or camels (especially at the smell or the sight of water); a stampede.
a West Indian timber tree (Sloanea jamaicensis) having very hard wood.
The act or result of breaking down, as of a carriage; downfall.
One who, or that which, breaks.
To furnish with breakfast.
The act of breaking something.
See Brakeman.
Producing danger of a broken neck; as, breakneck speed.
Any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga.
a productive insight.
Any structure or contrivance, as a mole, or a wall at the mouth of a harbor, to break the force of waves, and afford protection from their violence.
To clean, as a ship's bottom of adherent shells, seaweed, etc., by the application of fire and scraping.
To meet, with the breast; to struggle with or oppose manfully; as, to breast the storm or waves.
A torus.
Deep as from the breast to the feet; as high as the breast.
High as the breast.
A band for the breast. Specifically: (Naut.) A band of canvas, or a rope, fastened at both ends to the rigging, to support the man who heaves the lead in sounding.
The front transverse beam of a locomotive.
The bone of the breast; the sternum.
Having a breast; -- used in composition with qualifying words, in either a literal or a metaphorical sense; as, a single-breasted coat.
A large rope to fasten the midship part of a ship to a wharf, or to another vessel.
The interior slope of a fortification, against which the garrison lean in firing.
A thick piece of timber in the form of a knee, placed across the stem of a ship to strengthen the fore part and unite the bows on each side.
The curved channel in which a breast wheel turns. It is closely adapted to the curve of the wheel through about a quarter of its circumference, and prevents the escape of the water until it has spent its force upon the wheel. See Breast wheel.
A knot of ribbons worn on the breast.
A pin worn on the breast for a fastening, or for ornament; a brooch.
A plate of metal covering the breast as defensive armor.
A kind of plow, driven by the breast of the workman; -- used to cut or pare turf.
The upper rail of any parapet of ordinary height, as of a balcony; the railing of a quarter-deck, etc.
See Breastband.
A summer or girder extending across a building flush with, and supporting, the upper part of a front or external wall; a long lintel; a girder; -- used principally above shop windows.
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