Bruin

[0. Ger. brûn; Fr. brun, brown.] A familiar name given to the bear. Bru'in, in Kentucky , a post-office of Elliott co. Bru'in, in Pennsylvania , a post-office of Butler co. Bru'ington, in Virginia , a P. O. of King and Queen co. Bru'insburg, in Mi i ippi , a village of Claiborne co., on the Mi i ippi River. Bru'in's Cro Roads, in Indiana , a post-office of Park co. Bruise, ( bröz,) v. a. [A. S. brysan ; Fr. briser ; Gael. bris , break, fracture.] To crush; to pre or dash to gether so as to break or reduce to small fragments; to bray; to make a contusion upon the flesh. "Fellows in arms, and my most loving friends, Bruis'd underneath the yoke of tyranny." - Shaks. A contusion; a hurt or injury from a blow with some thing blunt or heavy, without breaking the skin. Bruised, p . a . Crushed; hurt or broken by a blunt or heavy instrument. Bruck'enau, a town of Bavaria, on the Sinn, 36 m. N. of Würtzburg, in the middle of beech forests and beau--n. tiful scenery. At 2 m. from the town, in the valley of the Sinn, are the chalybeate springs and baths of B. , frequented in the summer season by the Bavarian court. Pop . 1,628.