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and n. See braid1. Chaucer. breziline (brē-zil'in), n. [F. brésiline.] Same as brazilin. brian (bri'an), v. t. [E. dial., perhaps for * brine, briar, briary, etc. See brier, briery, etc. briarbot (bri är-bot), n. [ Briarean Briarean (bri-are-an), a. [ Briareidæ (brī-a-rē'i-dē), n. pl. [NL., Briareida . IMG:content-2514.png:[blocks in formation] bribaget (brī bāj), n. [ IMG:content-2515.png:[blocks in formation] 2. One who bribes; one who gives or offers a bribe; one who endeavors to influence or corrupt another by a bribe. Nor can I ever believe that he that is a briber shall be a good justice. Latimer , 2d Serm. bef. Edw. VI., 1550. bribe roust (bri'ber-us), a. [ briber + -ous.] Pertaining to bribery. bribery (bri'ber-i), n. [ briberie , bribrye , bribe and -ery.] 1. Theft; robbery; extortion; rapacity. IMG:content-2516.png:[blocks in formation] Ye make clean the utter side of the cup and of the platter; but within they are full of bribery. Geneva Bible, Mat. xxiii. 25. 2. The act or practice of giving or taking a bribe, or of influencing or being influenced by a bribe or bribes; especially, the act of paying or receiving, or of agreeing to pay or receive, a reward other than legal compensation for the a gift, prop., as in ML. briba, Picard brife, a piece of bread given to a beggar, = Sp. briba = It. birba, vagrancy (cf. OF. briban, also Sp. bri bon, It. birbone, birbante, a vagrant), prob. orig. a piece broken off (cf. brick1, brick2 ), IMG:content-2517.png:[blocks in formation] 3. Anything that seduces: as, the bribes offered by glory or power. bribe (brib), v.; pret. and pp. bribed, ppr. brib ing. [ME. briben, only in the sense of 'steal,' For ther is no thef without a louke, That helpeth him to wasten and to souke Of that he briben can or bor we may. I bribe, I pull, I pyll. Chaucer, Cook's Tale, 1. 53. Palsgrave . Shak ., M. W. of W., V. 5 (fol. 1623), Divide me like a brib'd buck, each a haunch. [Most modern editions read here bribe .] 2. To give or promise a reward or consideration to for acting contrary to desire or duty; induce to a certain course of action by the gift or offer of something of value; gain over or corrupt by a bribe. How pow'rful are chaste vows! the wind and tide You bribed to combat on the English side. Dryden . No, sir, take your pitiful present, and know that I am not to be bribed to screen your villanies by influence and corruption. Sheridan, The Camp, i. 1. Bribed with large promises the men who served About my person. Tennyson, Geraint. II. in trans. 11. To steal.-2. To practise bribery; give a bribe to a person. An attempt to bribe , though unsucce ful, has been holden to be criminal, and the defender may be indicted. Bouvier. bribee (brī-bē′), n. [ Conscience is a most bribe le worker, it never knows how to make a false report. Bp. Reynolds, On the Pa ions, p. 534 (Ord MS.). bribe-pander (brīb'pan"dèr), n. One who procures bribes. Burke .