Breathe, ( brethe )

i. To draw into and eject air from the lungs; to respire. "And breathed the long, long night away, In statue-like repose."-Aldrich. -To take breath; to rest. IMG:content-0742.png:[blocks in formation] -v.a. To inspire and expire; to inhale and exhale air; to live. "Breathes there the man with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land!"-Scott. -To infuse, or inject by breathing, (generally followed by into; as, to breathe air into the lungs. "I would be young, be handsome, be belov'd, Could I but breathe myself into Adrastus."-Dryden. -To eject, or exhale by breathing. "His altar breathes Ambrosial odors, and ambrosial flowers."-Milton. to make a brief pause. Breath'itt, in Kentucky , an E. county, with an area of about 600 sq. m. Watered by the N. and Middle forks of Kentucky River, and by Troublesome Creek. Surface , heavily wooded, and diversified. Soil , fertile. Iron ore and stone-coal are abundant. County-town is Jack Bon. -A village of the above co., on Kentucky River. Breathle , a. Being out of breath. - Exhausted with labor, excitement, or violent action; as, breathle from running. "The holy time is quiet as a nun Breathle with adoration." - Words worth. -Dead; as, a breathle body. "Yielding to the sentence, breathle thou And pale shalt lie, as what thou buriest now." -Prior.