Bract

brakt, n. an irregularly developed leaf at the base of the flower-stalk. adj. Brao'teal. [L, bractea, a thin plate of metal, gold-leaf.] Bradawl, brad'awl, «. an awl to pierce holes. [For inserting brads, long, thin nails.] Br , brag, v to boast or bluster —pr.p bragg'- ing pa /. bragged. — n. a boast or boasting the thing boasted of: a game at cards. (Prob. from a root brag, found in all the Celtic languages. See Brave.] Braggadocio, brag-a-dr/shi-o. n. a braggart or boaster empty boasting. [From liras*gadochio, a hoistful character in Spenser's Faery Queen.]