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Britzska

A long carriage, with a calash top, so constructed as to give space for reclining at night, when used on a journey.

Brize

The breeze fly. See Breeze.

Broach

To spit; to pierce as with a spit.

Broad

The broad part of anything; as, the broad of an oar.

broad-minded

incapable of being shocked. Opposite of shockable.

broadbean

an Old World upright plant grown esp. for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder.

Broadbill

A wild duck (Aythya marila, or Fuligula marila), which appears in large numbers on the eastern coast of the United States, in autumn; -- called also bluebill, blackhead, raft duck, and scaup duck. See Scaup duck.

Broadbrim

A hat with a very broad brim, like those worn by men of the society of Friends.

Broadcast

to cast or disperse in all directions, as seed from the hand in sowing; to diffuse widely.

broadcaster

someone who broadcasts on radio or television.

broadcasting

the medium that disseminates via telecommunications; radio and television.

Broadcloth

A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men's garments, usually of double width (i.e., a yard and a half); -- so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide.

Broaden

To make broad or broader; to render more broad or comprehensive.

Broadleaf

A tree (Terminalia latifolia) of Jamaica, the wood of which is used for boards, scantling, shingles, etc; -- sometimes called the almond tree, from the shape of its fruit.

Broadmouth

One of the Eurylaimid/, a family of East Indian passerine birds.

Broadness

The condition or quality of being broad; breadth; coarseness; grossness.

Broadpiece

An old English gold coin, broader than a guinea, as a Carolus or Jacobus.

Broadseal

To stamp with the broad seal; to make sure; to guarantee or warrant.

Broadside

The side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter.

Broadsword

A sword with a broad blade and a cutting edge; a claymore.

broadtail

the fur of a very young karakul lamb.

Broadway

a street in Manhattan famous for its restaurants and its theaters in the Times Square area. At its intersection with Seventh Avenue, it forms Times Square, an area with impressive displays of bright lights, particularly advertising; it is considered by some to be the cultural center of New York City.

Brob

A peculiar brad-shaped spike, to be driven alongside the end of an abutting timber to prevent its slipping.

Brocade

Silk stuff, woven with gold and silver threads, or ornamented with raised flowers, foliage, etc.; -- also applied to other stuffs thus wrought and enriched.

Brocaded

Woven or worked, as brocade, with gold and silver, or with raised flowers, etc.

Brocard

An elementary principle or maximum; a short, proverbial rule, in law, ethics, or metaphysics.

Brocatel

A kind of coarse brocade, or figured fabric, used chiefly for tapestry, linings for carriages, etc.

Broccoli

A plant of the Cabbage species (Brassica oleracea) of many varieties, resembling the cauliflower. The /curd,/ or flowering head, is the part used for food.

Brochantite

A basic sulphate of copper, occurring in emerald-green crystals.

Brochure

A printed and stitched book containing only a few leaves; a pamphlet; a single sheet folded to make four pages.

Brocket

A male red deer two years old; -- sometimes called brock.

Brog

To prod with a pointed instrument, as a lance; also, to broggle.

Brogan

A stout, coarse shoe; a brogue.

Broggle

To sniggle, or fish with a brog.

Brogue

A stout, coarse shoe; a brogan.

Broil

To be subjected to the action of heat, as meat over the fire; to be greatly heated, or to be made uncomfortable with heat.

broiled

cooked by direct exposure to radiant heat.

Broiler

One who broils, or cooks by broiling.

Broiling

Excessively hot; as, a broiling sun. The act of causing anything to broil.

Broke

imp. p. p. of Break.

Broken

Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish.

Broken-hearted

Having the spirits depressed or crushed by grief or despair.

Broken-winded

Having short breath or disordered respiration, as a horse.

Brokenly

In a broken, interrupted manner; in a broken state; in broken language.

Brokenness

The state or quality of being broken; unevenness.

Broker

One who transacts business for another; an agent.

broker-dealer

a financial specialist who trades for his own account and so acts both as a broker and principal.

Brokerage

The business or employment of a broker.

Broking

Of or pertaining to a broker or brokers, or to brokerage.

Bromal

An oily, colorless fluid, CBr3.COH, related to bromoform, as chloral is to chloroform, and obtained by the action of bromine on alcohol.

Bromalin

A colorless or white crystalline compound, (CH2)6N4C2H5Br, used as a sedative in epilepsy.

Bromanil

A substance analogous to chloranil but containing bromine in place of chlorine.

Bromate

To combine or impregnate with bromine; as, bromated camphor.

Bromeliaceous

Pertaining to, or resembling, a family of endogenous and mostly epiphytic or saxicolous plants of which the genera Tillandsia and Billbergia are examples. The pineapple, though terrestrial, is also of this family.

Bromic

Of, pertaining to, or containing, bromine; -- said of those compounds of bromine in which this element has a valence of five, or the next to its highest; as, bromic acid.

Bromide

A compound of bromine with a positive radical.

Bromidic

of or pertaining to bromide (definition 2).

Bromidiom

A conventional comment or saying, such as those characteristic of bromides{2}; a bromide{3}.

Bromine

One of the halogen elements, related in its chemical qualities to chlorine and iodine. Atomic weight 79.8. Symbol Br. It is a deep reddish brown liquid of a very disagreeable odor, emitting a brownish vapor at the ordinary temperature. In combination it is found in minute quantities in sea water, and in many saline springs. It occurs also in the mineral bromyrite.

Bromism

A diseased condition produced by the excessive use of bromine or one of its compounds. It is characterized by mental dullness and muscular weakness.

Bromize

To prepare or treat with bromine; as, to bromize a silvered plate.

Bromlife

A carbonate of baryta and lime, intermediate between witherite and strontianite; -- called also alstonite.

Bromoform

A colorless liquid, CHBr3, having an agreeable odor and sweetish taste. It is produced by the simultaneous action of bromine and caustic potash upon wood spirit, alcohol, or acetone, as also by certain other reactions. In composition it is the same as chloroform, with the substitution of bromine for chlorine. It is somewhat similar to chloroform in its effects.

Bromogelatin

Designating or pertaining to, a process of preparing dry plates with an emulsion of bromides and silver nitrate in gelatin.

Bromoiodism

Poisoning induced by large doses of bromine and iodine or of their compounds.

Bromol

A crystalline substance (chemically, tribromophenol, C6H2Br3OH), used as an antiseptic and disinfectant.

Brompicrin

A pungent colorless explosive liquid, CNO2Br3, analogous to and resembling chlorpicrin.

Bromyrite

Silver bromide, a rare mineral; -- called also bromargyrite.

bronc

an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang.

Bronchia

The bronchial tubes which arise from the branching of the trachea, esp. the subdivision of the bronchi.

Bronchial

Belonging to the bronchi and their ramifications in the lungs.

bronchiolitis

inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchioles.

Bronchitic

Of or pertaining to bronchitis; as, bronchitic inflammation.

Bronchitis

Inflammation, acute or chronic, of the bronchial tubes or any part of them.

Broncho

A native or a Mexican horse of small size.

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