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Brittle star (brĭtt'l stär), (Zoöl.) Any species of ophiuran starfishes. See .
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Britzska (brĭtskȧ), n. [Russ. britshka; cf. Pol. bryczka, dim. of bryka freight wagon.] A long carriage, with a calash top, so constructed as to give space for reclining at night, when used on a journey.
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Brize (brīz), n. The breeze fly. See . Shak.
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Broach (�), n. [OE. broche, F. broche, fr. LL. brocca; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. proc thrust, stab, Gael. brog awl. Cf. .] 1. A spit. [Obs.]
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He turned a broach that had worn a crown. Bacon.
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2. An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened at each end, used by thatchers. [Prov. Eng.] Forby.
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3. (Mech.) (a) A tool of steel, generally tapering, and of a polygonal form, with from four to eight cutting edges, for smoothing or enlarging holes in metal; sometimes made smooth or without edges, as for burnishing pivot holes in watches; a reamer. The broach for gun barrels is commonly square and without taper. (b) A straight tool with file teeth, made of steel, to be pressed through irregular holes in metal that cannot be dressed by revolving tools; a drift.
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4. (Masonry) A broad chisel for stonecutting.
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5. (Arch.) A spire rising from a tower. [Local, Eng.]
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6. A clasp for fastening a garment. See .
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7. A spitlike start, on the head of a young stag.
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8. The stick from which candle wicks are suspended for dipping. Knight.
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9. The pin in a lock which enters the barrel of the key.
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Broach, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Broached (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Broaching.] [F. brocher, fr. broche. See , n.] 1. To spit; to pierce as with a spit.
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I'll broach the tadpole on my rapier's point. Shak.
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2. To tap; to pierce, as a cask, in order to draw the liquor. Hence: To let out; to shed, as blood.
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Whereat with blade, with bloody blameful blade,
He bravely broached his boiling bloody breast. Shak.
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3. To open for the first time, as stores.
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You shall want neither weapons, victuals, nor aid; I will open the old armories, I will broach my store, and will bring forth my stores. Knolles.
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4. To make public; to utter; to publish first; to put forth; to introduce as a topic of conversation.
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Those very opinions themselves had broached. Swift.
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5. To cause to begin or break out. [Obs.] Shak.
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6. (Masonry) To shape roughly, as a block of stone, by chiseling with a coarse tool. [Scot. & North of Eng.]
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7. To enlarge or dress (a hole), by using a broach.
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Coloq. To broach to (Naut.), to incline suddenly to windward, so as to lay the sails aback, and expose the vessel to the danger of oversetting.
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Broacher (�), n. 1. A spit; a broach.
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On five sharp broachers ranked, the roast they turned. Dryden.
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2. One who broaches, opens, or utters; a first publisher or promoter.
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Some such broacher of heresy. Atterbury.
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Broad (br�d), a. [Compar. Broader (br�dẽr); superl. Broadest.] [OE. brod, brad, AS. brād; akin to OS. brēd, D. breed, G. breit, Icel. breiðr, Sw. & Dan. bred, Goth. braids. Cf. .] 1. Wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; -- opposed to narrow; as, a broad street, a broad table; an inch broad.
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2. Extending far and wide; extensive; vast; as, the broad expanse of ocean.
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3. Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full. “Broad and open day.” Bp. Porteus.
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4. Fig.: Having a large measure of any thing or quality; not limited; not restrained; -- applied to any subject, and retaining the literal idea more or less clearly, the precise meaning depending largely on the substantive.
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A broad mixture of falsehood. Locke.
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Hence: -
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5. Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged.
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The words in the Constitution are broad enough to include the case. D. Daggett.
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In a broad, statesmanlike, and masterly way. E. Everett.
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6. Plain; evident; as, a broad hint.
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7. Free; unrestrained; unconfined.
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As broad and general as the casing air. Shak.
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8. (Fine Arts) Characterized by breadth. See .
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9. Cross; coarse; indelicate; as, a broad compliment; a broad joke; broad humor.
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10. Strongly marked; as, a broad Scotch accent.
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☞ Broad is often used in compounds to signify wide, large, etc.; as, broad-chested, broad-shouldered, broad-spreading, broad-winged.
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Coloq. Broad acres . See under . -- Coloq. Broad arrow , originally a pheon. See , and Broad arrow under . -- Coloq. As broad as long , having the length equal to the breadth; hence, the same one way as another; coming to the same result by different ways or processes.
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It is as broad as long, whether they rise to others, or bring others down to them. L'Estrange.
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Coloq. Broad pennant . See under .
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Syn. -- Wide; large; ample; expanded; spacious; roomy; extensive; vast; comprehensive; liberal.
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Broad, n. 1. The broad part of anything; as, the broad of an oar.
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2. The spread of a river into a sheet of water; a flooded fen. [Local, Eng.] Southey.
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3. A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders. Knight.
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4. A woman, especially one who is sexually promiscuous; -- usually considered offensive. [slang]
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{ Broadax, Broadaxe, broad-axe, broad-ax } (�), n. 1. An ancient military weapon; a battle-ax.
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2. An ax with a broad edge, for hewing timber.
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broadbean n. an Old World upright plant grown esp. for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder.
Syn. -- broad bean, broad-bean plant, English bean, European bean, field bean, Vicia faba.
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Broadbill (�), n. 1. (Zoöl.) 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 .
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2. (Zoöl.) The shoveler. See .
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Broadbrim (�), n. 1. A hat with a very broad brim, like those worn by men of the society of Friends.
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2. A member of the society of Friends; a Quaker. [Sportive]
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Broad-brimmed (�), a. Having a broad brim.
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A broad-brimmed flat silver plate. Tatler.
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Broadcast (�), n. 1. (Agric.) A casting or throwing seed in all directions, as from the hand in sowing.
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2. an act of broadcasting; specifically, a program in which sounds or images are transmitted in all directions from a radio or television station; -- usually referring to a scheduled program on a commercial or public service radio or television station, using the normal radio frequencies for those media, in contrast to a radiotelephone conversation, which may also be transmitted in all directions, but is intended for receipt by a base station in the telephone network.
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Broadcast, a. 1. Cast or dispersed in all directions, as seed from the hand in sowing; widely diffused.
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2. Scattering in all directions (as a method of sowing); -- opposed to planting in hills, or rows.
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Broadcast, adv. 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.
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Broadcast, v. 1. to cast or disperse in all directions, as seed from the hand in sowing; to diffuse widely.
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2. to transmit (sounds, images, or other signals) in all directions from a radio or television station.
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3. to disseminate (information, a speech, an advertisement, etc.) from a radio or television station.
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4. to spread (information, news, gossip) widely by any means.
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broadcaster n. 1. someone who broadcasts on radio or television.
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2. a mechanical device for scattering something (seed, fertilizer, sand, salt, etc.) in all directions.
Syn. -- spreader.
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broadcasting n. the medium that disseminates via telecommunications; radio and television.
Syn. -- broadcast media.
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2. taking part in a radio or tv program.
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Broad Church (�). (Eccl.) A portion of the Church of England, consisting of persons who claim to hold a position, in respect to doctrine and fellowship, intermediate between the High Church party and the Low Church, or evangelical, party. The term has been applied to other bodies of men holding liberal or comprehensive views of Christian doctrine and fellowship.
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Side by side with these various shades of High and Low Church, another party of a different character has always existed in the Church of England. It is called by different names: Moderate, Catholic, or Broad Church, by its friends; Latitudinarian or Indifferent, by its enemies. Its distinctive character is the desire of comprehension. Its watch words are charity and toleration. Conybeare.
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Broadcloth (�), n. 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.
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Broaden (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Broadened (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Broadening (�).] [From , a.] To grow broad; to become broader or wider.
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The broadening sun appears. Wordsworth.
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Broaden, v. t. To make broad or broader; to render more broad or comprehensive.
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Broad gauge (�). (Railroad) A wider distance between the rails than the “standard” gauge of four feet eight inches and a half. See .
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broad-headed adj. having a broad head. [Narrower terms: brachycephalic (vs. dolichocephalic), brachycranal, brachycranic]
Syn. -- roundheaded, short-headed.
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Broad-horned (�), a. Having horns spreading widely.
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Broadish, a. Rather broad; moderately broad.
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Broadleaf (�), n. (Bot.) 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.
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{ Broad-leaved (�), Broad-leafed } (�), a. Having broad, or relatively broad, leaves, in contrast to needlelike or scalelike leaves. Keats. [Narrower terms: deciduous (vs. evergreen)]
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Broadly, adv. In a broad manner.
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broad-minded adj. 1. incapable of being shocked. Opposite of shockable.
Syn. -- unshockable.
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2. inclined to respect views and beliefs that differ from one's own. Opposite of narrow-minded. [Narrower terms: free-thinking, latitudinarian, undogmatic, undogmatical]
Syn. -- broadminded, broad, liberal, tolerant, open-minded, open.
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Broadmouth (�), n. (Zoöl.) One of the Eurylaimidæ, a family of East Indian passerine birds.
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Broadness, n. [AS. brādnes.] The condition or quality of being broad; breadth; coarseness; grossness.
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Broadpiece (�), n. An old English gold coin, broader than a guinea, as a Carolus or Jacobus.
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Broad seal (�). The great seal of England; the public seal of a country or state.
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Broadseal, v. t. To stamp with the broad seal; to make sure; to guarantee or warrant. [Obs.]
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Thy presence broadseals our delights for pure. B. Jonson.
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broad-shouldered adj. same as .
Syn. -- big-shouldered, square-shouldered.
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Broadside (�), n. 1. (Naut.) The side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter.
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2. A discharge of or from all the guns on one side of a ship, at the same time.
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3. A volley of abuse or denunciation. [Colloq.]
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4. (Print.) A sheet of paper containing one large page, or printed on one side only; -- called also broadsheet.
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broad-side v. t. to collide with the broad side of. her car broad-sided mine
Syn. -- broadside.
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Broadspread (�), a. Widespread.
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Broadspreading, a. Spreading widely.
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Broadsword (�), n. A sword with a broad blade and a cutting edge; a claymore.
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I heard the broadsword's deadly clang. Sir W. Scott.
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broadtail n. 1. the fur of a very young karakul lamb.
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2. a hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; the lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur.
Syn. -- caracul, karakul.
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Broadway n. 1. 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.
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2. the theater district of Manhattan, located near Times Square.
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Broadwise (�), adv. Breadthwise. [Archaic]
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Brob (�), n. [Cf. Gael. brog, E. brog, n.] (Carp.) A peculiar brad-shaped spike, to be driven alongside the end of an abutting timber to prevent its slipping.
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Brobdingnagian (�), a. [From Brobdingnag, a country of giants in “Gulliver's Travels.”] Colossal; of extraordinary height; gigantic. -- n. A giant. [Spelt often Brobdignagian.]
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Brocade (�), n. [Sp. brocado (cf. It. broccato, F. brocart), fr. LL. brocare prick, to figure (textile fabrics), to emboss (linen), to stitch. See .] Silk stuff, woven with gold and silver threads, or ornamented with raised flowers, foliage, etc.; -- also applied to other stuffs thus wrought and enriched.
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A gala suit of faded brocade. W. Irving.
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Brocaded (�), a. 1. Woven or worked, as brocade, with gold and silver, or with raised flowers, etc.
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Brocaded flowers o'er the gay mantua shine. Gay.
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2. Dressed in brocade.
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Brocage (�), n. See .
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Brocard (�), n. [Perh. fr. 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.
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The legal brocard, “Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus,” is a rule not more applicable to other witness than to consciousness. Sir W. Hamilton.
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Brocatel (�), n. [F. brocatelle, fr. It. brocatello: cf. Sp. brocatel. See .] 1. A kind of coarse brocade, or figured fabric, used chiefly for tapestry, linings for carriages, etc.
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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.
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Brocatello (�), n. Same as .
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Broccoli (�), n. [It. broccoli, pl. of broccolo sprout, cabbage sprout, dim. of brocco splinter. See , n.] (Bot.) 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.
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Brochantite (�), n. [From Brochant de Villiers, a French mineralogist.] (Min.) A basic sulphate of copper, occurring in emerald-green crystals.
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Broché (br�shā), a. [F.] 1. Woven with a figure; as, broché goods.
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2. Stitched; -- said of a book with no cover or only a paper one.
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Broche (�), n. [F.] See , n.
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Brochette (br�shĕt), n. [F., dim. of broche. See , n.] (Cookery) A small spit or skewer.
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-- Coloq. En brochette (än) [F.], on a brochette; skewered.
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Brochure (�), n. [F., fr. brocher to stitch. See , v. t.] A printed and stitched book containing only a few leaves; a pamphlet; a single sheet folded to make four pages.
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Brock (�), n. [AS. broc, fr. W. broch; akin to Ir. & Gael. broc, Corn. & Armor. broch; cf. Ir. & Gael. breac speckled.] (Zoöl.) A badger.
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Or with pretense of chasing thence the brock. B. Jonson.
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Brock, n. [See .] (Zoöl.) A brocket. Bailey.
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{ Brocken specter or Brocken spectre (?) }. [Trans. of G. Brockengespenst.] A mountain specter (which see), esp. that observed on the Brocken, in the Harz Mountains.
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Brocket (brŏkĕt), n. [OE. broket, F. broquart fallow deer a year old, fr. the same root as E. broach, meaning point (hence tine of a horn).] 1. (Zoöl.) A male red deer two years old; -- sometimes called brock.
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2. (Zoöl.) A small South American deer, of several species (Coassus superciliaris, Coassus rufus, and Coassus auritus).
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Brockish, a. Beastly; brutal. [Obs.] Bale.
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Brodekin (brōdkĭn), n. [F. brodequin, OE. brossequin, fr. OD. broseken, brosekin, dim. of broos buskin, prob. fr. LL. byrsa leather, Gr. byrsa skin, hide. Cf. .] A buskin or half-boot. [Written also brodequin.] [Obs.]
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Brog (brŏg), n. [Gael. Cf. .] A pointed instrument, as a joiner's awl, a brad awl, a needle, or a small sharp stick.
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Brog, v. t. To prod with a pointed instrument, as a lance; also, to broggle. [Scot. & Prov.] Sir W. Scott.
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Brogan (�), n. A stout, coarse shoe; a brogue.
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Broggle (�), v. i. [Dim. of Prov. E. brog to broggle. Cf. , n.] To sniggle, or fish with a brog. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
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Brogue (�), n. [Ir. & Gael. brog shoe, hoof.] 1. A stout, coarse shoe; a brogan.
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☞ 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.
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Coloq. Clouted brogues , patched brogues; also, brogues studded with nails. See under , v. t.
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2. A dialectic pronunciation; esp. the Irish manner of pronouncing English.
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Or take, Hibernis, thy still ranker brogue. Lloyd.
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Brogues (�), n. pl. [Cf. .] Breeches. [Obs.] Shenstone.
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Broid (�), v. t. To braid. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Broider (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Broidered (�).] [OE. broiden, brouden, F. broder, confused with E. braid; F. broder is either the same word as border to border (see ), or perh. of Celtic origin; cf. W. brathu to sting, stab, Ir. & Gael. brod goad, prickle, OE. brod a goad; and also Icel. broddr a spike, a sting, AS. brord a point.] To embroider. [Archaic]
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They shall make a broidered coat. Ex. xxviii. 4.
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Broiderer (�), n. One who embroiders. [Archaic]
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Broidery (�), n. Embroidery. [Archaic]
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The golden broidery tender Milkah wove. Tickell.
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Broil (�), n. [F. brouiller to disorder, from LL. brogilus, broilus, brolium, thicket, wood, park; of uncertain origin; cf. W. brog a swelling out, OHG. prōil marsh, G. brühl, MHG. brogen to rise. The meaning tumult, confusion, comes apparently from tangled undergrowth, thicket, and this possibly from the meaning to grow, rise, sprout.] A tumult; a noisy quarrel; a disturbance; a brawl; contention; discord, either between individuals or in the state.
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I will own that there is a haughtiness and fierceness in human nature which will which will cause innumerable broils, place men in what situation you please. Burke.
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Syn. -- Contention; fray; affray; tumult; altercation; dissension; discord; contest; conflict; brawl; uproar.
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Broil, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Broiled (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Broiling.] [OE. broilen, OF. bruillir, fr. bruir to broil, burn; of Ger. origin; cf. MHG. brüejen, G. brühen, to scald, akin to E. brood.] 1. To cook by direct exposure to heat over a fire, esp. upon a gridiron over coals.
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2. To subject to great (commonly direct) heat.
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Broil, v. i. To be subjected to the action of heat, as meat over the fire; to be greatly heated, or to be made uncomfortable with heat.
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The planets and comets had been broiling in the sun. Cheyne.
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broiled adj. cooked by direct exposure to radiant heat. baked fried bolied
Syn. -- grilled.
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Broiler (�), n. One who excites broils; one who engages in or promotes noisy quarrels.
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What doth he but turn broiler, . . . make new libels against the church? Hammond.
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Broiler, n. 1. One who broils, or cooks by broiling.
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2. A gridiron or other utensil used in broiling, or the compartment in a stove where such a utensil is located.
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3. A chicken or other bird fit for broiling. [Colloq.]
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Broiling, a. Excessively hot; as, a broiling sun. -- n. The act of causing anything to broil.
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Brokage (�), n. See .
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Broke (�), v. i. [See , and cf. .] 1. To transact business for another. [R.] Brome.
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2. To act as procurer in love matters; to pimp. [Obs.]
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We do want a certain necessary woman to broke between them, Cupid said. Fanshawe.
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And brokes with all that can in such a suit
Corrupt the tender honor of a maid. Shak.
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