brauncht

and v. An obsolete form of branch. Brauneberger (brou-ne-bar'gėr), n. [G.] A white wine made near Trèves on the Mosel. braunite (brou'nīt), n. [ IMG:content-2449.png:[blocks in formation] of commendation; often also used ironically; now obsolete except perhaps in irony.] Bacon . Iron is a brave commodity where wood a bound eth. I'll devise thee brave punishments for him. Artemis, who was worshiped under this title on the Acropolis of Athens. brava (brävä). See remarks under bravo, interj. bravadet (bra-vād'), n. [F. bravade: see bra vado.] Same as bravado. The great Pacheco, like himself, this hot And fierce bravade shall in a trice make vain. Fanshawe. bravado (bra-vā'dō), n. and a. [Formerly also bravade ( In spite of our host's bravado . Irving . No sooner was this mad bravado agreed upon than they turned the reins of their horses and made for Seville. Irving, Moorish Chronicle, p. 109. 21. One who indulges in boastful and arrogant menaces. The hectors and bravadoes of the House, who show all the zeal on this occasion. Pepys , Diary, Feb. 28, 1667. II. a. Arrogantly bold or menacing; said or done in bravado: as, " bravado bets," Disraeli , Coningsby, v. 5. bravado (bra-va'dō), v. i. [ prob. Sc. braw, good, also pleasant, fine, handsome, etc., brag a, strut, dre in fine clothes (see brag ); in the sense bold, wild, etc., cf. OF. braou, brau, ML. bravus, bravis, a young untamed ox, Olt. bravo, tempestuous, Sp. brava, a heavy swell of the sea, OF. * brou (above), etc.; W. braw, terror, fright.] I. a. 1. Po e ing or exhibiting courage or courageous endurance; intrepid; valiant; fearle : as, a brave warrior; a brave act; he was brave under calamity. Two braver men Ne'er spurr'd their coursers at the trumpet's sound. Shak., 3 Hen. VI., v. 7. The brave man is not he who feels no fear,... But he whose noble mind its fears subdues. J. Baillie , Basil. The coward sneaks to death, the brave live on. Dr. Sewell , The Suicide, ii. 55. 2. Making a fine display in bearing, dre , or appearance generally; having a noble mien: said of persons. I have gold, and therefore will be brave , In silks I'll rattle it of every colour. Greene, Tu quoque, vii. 3. Splendid; beautiful; gorgeous; gaudy: said of things. With blo oms brave bedecked daintily. Spenser, F. Q., I. vii. 32. And wear my dagger with the braver grace. Shak ., M. of V., iii. 4. He had them into the very best room in the house (a very brave room it was). Bunyan , Pilgrim's Progre , p. 252. Shak . , Much Ado, v. 4. valorous, dauntle , chivalrous, doughty, resolute, manful. Gallant, splendid in dre or qualities, is most appropriately used with regard to courage which exhibits itself in deeds attracting attention and applause; of the first four words it is that which may have in it most of compliment and least of high commendation, but it is often a strong word, expre ing splendid bravery in action: as, he was a gallant officer. Valiant is also brave in action, especially in opposing physical force, as in battle. The word is now elevated and poetic. Courageous denotes the po e ion of that spirit which enables one fearle ly and with full presence of mind to face danger. Brave is the most comprehensive of the words; it may denote the po e ion of the highest and noblest kind of courage and fortitude, of that spirit which enables a man to bear up against evil and danger, as well as to go forth to face it. Coura geo us has much of this breadth of meaning, but is applicable rather to doing than to enduring; brave is both pa ive and active. Heroic combines the meaning of all the other words in the superlative degree. It indicates a lofty superiority to fear, a noble self-forgetfulne , an almost superhuman power to dare, achieve, or suffer. It bears the same relation to the other words that sublime bears to great, grand, or lofty. The Sard in i an fleet had been withdrawn from Venice, and the gallant resistance of the Venetians was fast drawing to a close. E. Dicey , Victor Emmanuel, p. 108. Plague on't; an I thought he had been valiant and so cunning in fence, I'd have seen him damned ere I'd have challenged him. Shak ., T. N., iii. 4. But he rose upon their decks, and he cried: "I have fought for Queen and Faith like a valiant man and true. Tennyson, The Revenge. Only be thou strong and very courageous , that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law which Moses my servant commanded thee. brawl bravery (brā'ver-i), n.; pl. braveries (-iz). [ The natural bravery of your isle. Shak ., Cymbeline, iii. 1. Lance lot, the flower of bravery . Tennyson, Lance lot and Elaine. 2. Showine ; splendor; magnificence. The bravery of their tinkling ornaments. Is. iii. 18. Great bravery of building, to the marvellous beautifying of the realm. Camden . No more in the midnight tempest Will she mock the mounting sea, Strong in her oaken timbers, And her white sail's bravery . 3t. Show; ostentation; parade. Prefaces, Halleck , Epistles. and other speeches of reference to the person, are great wastes of time; and though they seem to proceed of modesty, they are bravery. Nor would I you should melt away yourself In flashing bravery . Bacon . B. Jonson, Every Man in his Humour, i. 1. 41. Bravado; boast. I commended but their wits, madam, and their brave ries. I never looked toward their valours. B. Jonson , Epicœne, iv. 2. There are those that make it a point of bravery to bid defiance to the oracles of divine revelation. Sir R. L'Estrange. IMG:content-2450.png:[blocks in formation] II. n. [Cf. bravo, n.] 1. A brave, bold, or daring person; a man daring beyond discretion. Specifically-2. A North American Indian or other savage warrior: as, the chief was accompanied by two hundred braves . Two from among them [Indian warriors] advancing, Came to parley with Standish, and offer him furs as a present;. Braves of the tribe were these, and brothers gigantic in stature. Long fellow, Courtship of Miles Standish, vii. With three strokes to each, the scalps of the victims being suddenly taken off, the brave flies hack with his companions, to hang the trophies in his cabin. Bancroft, Hist. U. S., II. 431. IMG:content-2451.png:[blocks in formation] To be avenged on you for all your braves . Marlowe , Edward II., iii. 3.