brizure (brizur)

Same as brisure, 1. bro. An abbreviation of brother; pl. bros.: as, Smith Bros. & Co. broach (brōch), n. [Also, in sense of an ornamental pin, spelled brooch (see brooch1 ); early mod. E. broche, or -12. Any tapered boring bit drill. Broaches used for boring wood fluted like the shell are bit, but tapered toward the point; but those used in boring metal are solid, and usually three-, four-, or sixsided. Their common forms are shown in the annexed figures. Broaches are also known as wideners and reamers. 13. A straight pre ing through IMG:content-2569.png:[ocr errors][merged small][merged small] IMG:content-2570.png:[blocks in formation] That for her love such quarrels may be broach'd. Shak., Tit. And., ii. 1. Droved and broached. See drove 3. To broach to (naut., used intransitively), to come suddenly to the wind, as a ship, by accident or by the fault of the helmsman (a dangerous position in a gale). broacher (bro'cher), n. [ On five sharp broachers rank'd the roast they turn'd. Dryden, Iliad, i. 638. 2. One who broaches, opens, or utters; a first publisher. The first broacher of a heretical opinion. IMG:content-2571.png:[blocks in formation] broaching-pre (bro'ching-pres), A machine-tool employing a broach, used in slotting and finishing iron.