Broad-leaved, Broad-leafed Broad"-leaved`, Broad"-leafed` adjective Having broad, or relatively broad, leaves. Keats.
Broadax Broadaxe Broad"ax` Broad"axe` noun 1. An ancient military weapon; a battle-ax. 2. An ax with a broad edge, for hewing timber.
Broadbill Broad"bill` noun 1. (Zoology) A wild duck ( Aythya, 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 . 2. (Zoology) The shoveler. See Shoveler .
Broadbrim Broad"brim` noun 1. A hat with a very broad brim, like those worn by men of the society of Friends. 2. A member of the society of Friends; a Quaker. [ Sportive]
Broadcast Broad"cast` noun (Agriculture) A casting or throwing seed in all directions, as from the hand in sowing.
Broadcast Broad"cast` adjective 1. Cast or dispersed in all directions, as seed from the hand in sowing; widely diffused. 2. Scattering in all directions (as a method of sowing); -- opposed to planting in hills, or rows.
Broadcast Broad"cast` adverb So as to scatter or be scattered in all directions; so as to spread widely, as seed from the hand in sowing, or news from the press.
Broadcloth Broad"cloth noun 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 Broad"en transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Broadened ;
present participle & verbal noun Broadening ] [ From
Broad ,
adjective ]
To grow broad; to become broader or wider. The broadening sun appears.
Wordsworth.
Broaden Broad"en transitive verb To make broad or broader; to render more broad or comprehensive.
Broadish Broad"ish adjective Rather broad; moderately broad.
Broadleaf Broad"leaf` noun (Botany) 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.
Broadly Broad"ly adverb In a broad manner.
Broadmouth Broad"mouth` noun (Zoology) One of the Eurylaimidæ , a family of East Indian passerine birds.
Broadness Broad"ness noun [ Anglo-Saxon
brādnes .]
The condition or quality of being broad; breadth; coarseness; grossness.
Broadpiece Broad"piece` noun An old English gold coin, broader than a guinea, as a Carolus or Jacobus.
Broadseal Broad"seal` transitive verb To stamp with the broad seal; to make sure; to guarantee or warrant. [ Obsolete]
Thy presence broadseals our delights for pure.
B. Jonson.
Broadside Broad"side` noun 1. (Nautical) The side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter. 2. A discharge of or from all the guns on one side of a ship, at the same time. 3. A volley of abuse or denunciation. [ Colloq.]
4. (Print.) A sheet of paper containing one large page, or printed on one side only; -- called also broadsheet .
Broadspread Broad"spread` adjective Widespread.
Broadspreading Broad"spread`ing adjective Spreading widely.
Broadsword Broad"sword` noun A sword with a broad blade and a cutting edge; a claymore. I heard the broadsword's deadly clang.
Sir W. Scott.
Broadwise Broad"wise` adverb Breadthwise. [ Archaic]
Brob Brob noun [ Confer Gael.
brog , English
brog , noun ]
(Carp.) A peculiar brad-shaped spike, to be driven alongside the end of an abutting timber to prevent its slipping.
Brobdingnagian Brob`ding·nag"i·an adjective [ From
Brobdingnag , a country of giants in "Gulliver's Travels."]
Colossal; of extraordinary height; gigantic. --
noun A giant. [ Spelt often
Brobdignagian .]
Brocade Bro·cade" noun [ Spanish
brocado (cf. Italian
broccato , French
brocart ), from Late Latin
brocare *prick, to figure (textile fabrics), to emboss (linen), to stitch. See
Broach .]
Silk stuff, woven with gold and silver threads, or ornamented with raised flowers, foliage, etc.; -- also applied to other stuffs thus wrought and enriched. A gala suit of faded brocade .
W. Irving.
Brocaded Bro·cad"ed adjective 1. Woven or worked, as brocade, with gold and silver, or with raised flowers, etc. Brocaded flowers o'er the gay mantua shine.
Gay.
2. Dressed in brocade.
Brocage Bro"cage noun See Brokkerage .
Brocard Broc"ard noun [ Perh. from
Brocardica ,
Brocardicorum opus, a collection of ecclesiastical canons by
Burkhard , Bishop of Worms, called, by the Italians and French,
Brocard .]
An elementary principle or maximum; a short, proverbial rule, in law, ethics, or metaphysics. The legal brocard , "Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus," is a rule not more applicable to other witness than to consciousness.
Sir W. Hamilton.
Brocatel Bro"ca·tel noun [ French
brocatelle , from Italian
brocatello : confer Spanish
brocatel . See
Brocade .]
1. A kind of coarse brocade, or figured fabric, used chiefly for tapestry, linings for carriages, etc. 2. A marble, clouded and veined with white, gray, yellow, and red, in which the yellow usually prevails. It is also called Siena marble , from its locality.
Brocatello Bro`ca·tel"lo noun Same as Brocatel .
Broccoli Broc"co·li noun [ Italian
broccoli , plural of
broccolo sprout, cabbage sprout, dim. of
brocco splinter. See
Broach ,
noun ]
(Botany) 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 Broch"an·tite noun [ From
Brochant de Villiers, a French mineralogist.]
(Min.) A basic sulphate of copper, occurring in emerald-green crystals.
Broché Bro`ché" adjective [ French]
Woven with a figure; as, broché goods.
Broche Broche noun [ French]
See Broach , noun
Broché Bro`ché" (bro`shā")
adjective Stitched; -- said of a book with no cover or only a paper one.
Brochette Bro`chette" (bro`shĕt")
noun [ French, dim. of
broche . See
Broach ,
noun ]
(Cookery) A small spit or skewer. --
En bro`chette" (än) [ French],
on a brochette; skewered.
Brochure Bro·chure" noun [ French, from
brocher to stitch. See
Broach ,
transitive verb ]
A printed and stitched book containing only a few leaves; a pamphlet.
Brock Brock noun [ Anglo-Saxon
broc , from W.
broch ; akin to Ir. & Gael.
broc , Corn. & Armor.
broch ; confer Ir. & Gael.
breac speckled.]
(Zoology) A badger. Or with pretense of chasing thence the brock .
B. Jonson.
Brock Brock noun [ See
Brocket .]
(Zoology) A brocket. Bailey.
Brocken specter, spectre Brock"en spec"ter, spec"tre [ Trans. of German Brockengespenst .] A mountain specter (which see), esp. that observed on the Brocken, in the Harz Mountains.
Brocket Brock"et (brŏk"ĕt)
noun [ Middle English
broket , French
broquart fallow deer a year old, from the same root as English
broach , meaning point (hence tine of a horn).]
1. (Zoology) A male red deer two years old; -- sometimes called brock . 2. (Zoology) A small South American deer, of several species ( Coassus superciliaris , C. rufus , and C. auritus ).
Brockish Brock"ish adjective Beastly; brutal. [ Obsolete]
Bale.
Brodekin Brode"kin (brōd"kĭn)
noun [ French
brodequin , Middle English
brossequin , from OD.
broseken ,
brosekin , dim. of
broos buskin, probably from Late Latin
byrsa leather, Greek
by`rsa skin, hide. Confer
Buskin .]
A buskin or half-boot. [ Written also
brodequin .] [ Obsolete]
Brog Brog (brŏg)
noun [ Gael. Confer
Brob .]
A pointed instrument, as a joiner's awl, a brad awl, a needle, or a small sharp stick.
Brog Brog transitive verb To prod with a pointed instrument, as a lance; also, to broggle. [ Scot. & Prov.]
Sir W. Scott.
Brogan Bro"gan noun A stout, coarse shoe; a brogue.
Broggle Brog"gle intransitive verb [ Dim. of Prov. English
brog to broggle. Confer
Brog ,
noun ]
To sniggle, or fish with a brog. [ Prov. Eng.]
Wright.
Brogue Brogue noun [ Ir. & Gael.
brog shoe, hoof.]
1. A stout, coarse shoe; a brogan. » In the Highlands of Scotland, the ancient brogue was made of horsehide or deerskin, untanned or tenned with the hair on, gathered round the ankle with a thong. The name was afterward given to any shoe worn as a part of the Highland costume.
Clouted brogues ,
patched brogues; also, brogues studded with nails. See under Clout , transitive verb 2. A dialectic pronunciation; esp. the Irish manner of pronouncing English. Or take, Hibernis, thy still ranker brogue .
Lloyd.
Brogues Brogues noun plural [ Confer
Breeches .]
Breeches. [ Obsolete]
Shenstone.
Broid Broid transitive verb To braid. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
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