Brit, brit, s

a small fish of the herring kind. Brogus, BROGUE ] bre-tan'-ne-a-met'-tl, s. a compound of tin with some antimony, zinc, and copper. bre-tan'-nik, a. British. brite, v.n. to be or become over-ripe. brit'-ish, a. pertaining to Great Britain, or its inhabitants. British gum, a gum made from starch, used for stiffening goods. brit'-un, s. a native of Britain. brit'-tl, a. apt to break; fragile; not tough (A.S. bryan, to break). Brittlely, brit' -tl-le, ad. in a brittle manner. Brittlene , brit'-tl-nes, s. the state of being brittle. s. anopen carriage with a calash top, and space sufficient for reclining at length in. bri -za. s. quaking gra (Gr. brio, to slumber). brize, s. the gad-fly, See Breeze. broatsh, s. an awl; a bodkin; a boring-drill; astart of a young stag's head; a spire: v.a. to pierce, as a cask, in order to draw off the liquor to open up; to start; tolet out; to utter. To broach to, to incline suddenly to windward [Naut.] (Fr. brocher, to pierce.) See Brooch broatsh'-er, s. a. first publisher. brawd, a. wide; large; extensive; vast; not narrow; liberal; full; open; unconfined; bold; gro ; indelicate. It is as broad as it is long, the same, whichever way. Broad church, that section of the Protestant Church which inclines to liberal opinions, and is opposed to those who would narrow either spirit or form. Broad-gauge, distance more than 4ft. 8in. between the rails of a railway (A.S. brad). Broadly, brawd'-le, ad. in a broad manner. Broadne , brawd -nes, s. the quality of being broad. brawd'-ar-ro, s. mark of Government property. brawd' -a-wake, a. fully awake. brawd'-ax, s. an ancient military weapon: an axe for hewing timber. brawd'-bill, s. the wild duck. brawd'-blone, a. full-blown. brawd'-brim, s. a broad-brimmed Quaker hat; quaker. brawd'-käst, s. the sowing of seed at large byhand scattered [Agr.]: ad. by: a. scattering sown by the hand at large at or large widely.; widebrawd -kloth, s.a fine broad woollen cloth. brawd'-n, v.n. to grow broad: v.a. to make broad. brawd'-ide, a. having a wide survey. brawd-hornd, a. having widespread horns. brawd'-ish, a. rather broad. brawd'-pees, s. an English gold coin of the reigns of James I.and Charles I.,worth about 24s., larger than a guinea. brawd'-seel, s. the great seal of England; the national seal: v.a. to stamp with the broad seal. brawd'-side, s. the side of a ship; discharge of all the guns on one side at once; a sheet printed on one side. brawd'-site-ed, a. having a wide view. brawd'-spo-ken, a. speaking plainly or coarsely or rudely. brawd -soard, s. a broad-bladed sword. brawd' -wize, ad. along the breadth. brob-ding-na -je-an, s. a gigantic person: a. gigantic, properly a native of Brobdingnag, in"Gulliver's Travels." bro-kade', s. silk stuff woven with raise. figures and gold and silver threads (Fr. brocher, to prick). bro-kade'-ed, a. woven or worked in the manner of brocade; dre ed in brocade. bro-kade'-shel, s. a cone-shell. bro'-kaje, s. See Brokerage. bro-kard', s. an accepted maxim or principle (Burkhard, a compiler of ecclesiastical canons). bro'-ka-tel, s. a variegated calcareous bro-ka-tel'-lo, stone; a coarse brocade. See Brocade. brok'-ko-le, s. a variety of the cauliflower (It. sprouts brok'-an-tite, s. a sulphate of copper (after Brochant) bro'-shure,. s. a pamphlet (Fr. brocher, to stitch). brok, s. a badger; a brocket (Celt.) brok'-et, s. a red deer two years old (Fr. broche, a snag). broad' -e-kin, s. buskin, or half-boot (Fr.) brog, s. anal. bro' -gan, s. a stout coarse shoe. Sce Brogue. broag, s. a coarse shoe; provincial peculiarity of accent, especially Irish. Brogues, in the plural, breeches (Ir. brog, a shoe).