BREST-SUMMER — BRINE-PAN

BREST-SUMMER — BRINE-PAN NWAD BREST-SUMMER.1

BREST-SUMMER, n. In Architecture, a piece in the outward part of a wooden building, into which the girders are framed. This, in the ground floor, is called a sill, and in the garret floor, a beam. NWAD BREST-SUMMER.1

BRET, n. A local name of the turbot, called also burt or brut. NWAD BRET.1

BRETFUL, a. Brimful. NWAD BRETFUL.1

BRETHREN, n. plu. of brother. It is used almost exclusively in solemn and scriptural language, in the place of brothers. [See Brother.] NWAD BRETHREN.1

BREVE, n. [L. brevis.] NWAD BREVE.1

1. In music, a note or character of time, equivalent to two semibreves or four minims. When dotted, it is equal to three semibreves. NWAD BREVE.2

2. In law, a writ directed to the chancellor, judges, sheriffs or other officers, whereby a person is summoned, or attached, to answer in the king’s court. NWAD BREVE.3

This word, in the latter sense, is more generally written brief. NWAD BREVE.4

BREVET, n. [from breve.] In the French customs, the grant of a favor or donation from the king, or the warrant evidencing the grant; a warrant; a brief, or commission. More particularly, a commission given to a subaltern officer, written on parchment, without seal. NWAD BREVET.1

1. A commission to an officer which entitles him to a rank in the army above his pay. Thus a brevit major serves as a captain and received pay as such. Such commissions were given to the officers of the American Army at the close of the war, giving them a grade of rank above that which they had held during service. NWAD BREVET.2

BREVIARY, n. [L. breviarium, from brevis, short. See Brief.] NWAD BREVIARY.1

1. An abridgment; a compend; an epitome. NWAD BREVIARY.2

2. A book containing the daily service of the Romish church. It is composed of matins, lauds, first, third, sixth and ninth vespers, and the compline or post communion. The Greeks also have a breviary. NWAD BREVIARY.3

BREVIAT, n. [See Breve and Brief.] A short compend; a summary. NWAD BREVIAT.1

BREVIATE, v.t. To abridge. [Not used.] [See Abbreviate.] NWAD BREVIATE.1

BREVIATURE, n. An abbreviation. [See Brief.] NWAD BREVIATURE.1

BREVIER, n. A small king of printing types, in size between bourgeois and minion. It is much used in printing marginal notes. NWAD BREVIER.1

BREVIPED, a. [L. brevis, short, and pes, foot.] Having short legs, as a fowl. NWAD BREVIPED.1

BREVIPED, n. A fowl having short legs. NWAD BREVIPED.2

BREVITY, n. [L. brevitas, from brevis, short. See Brief.] NWAD BREVITY.1

1. Shortness; applied to time; as the brevity of human life. NWAD BREVITY.2

2. Shortness; conciseness; contraction into few words; applied to discourses or writings. NWAD BREVITY.3

BREW, v.t. NWAD BREW.1

1. In a general sense, to boil, and mix; hence in Saxon, it signifies broth or pottage; Old. Eng. brewis. NWAD BREW.2

2. In a more restricted sense, to make beer, ale or other similar liquor from malt; or to prepare a liquor from malt and hops, and in private families, from other materials, by steeping, boiling and fermentation. NWAD BREW.3

3. To mingle. NWAD BREW.4

Brew me a pottle of sack. NWAD BREW.5

4. To contrive; to plot; as, to brew mischief. NWAD BREW.6

5. To put in a state of preparation. NWAD BREW.7

BREW, v.i. To be in a state of preparation; to be mixing, forming or collecting; as, a storm brews in the west. In this sense I do not recollect the use of the verb, in a transitive sense, and generally the participle only is used; as, a storm is brewing. NWAD BREW.8

1. To perform the business of brewing or making beer; as, she can brew, wash and bake. NWAD BREW.9

BREW, n. The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed. NWAD BREW.10

BREWAGE, n. Malt liquor; drink brewed. NWAD BREWAGE.1

BREWED, pp. Mixed, steeped and fermented; made by brewing. NWAD BREWED.1

BREWER, n. One whose occupation is to prepare malt liquors; one who brews. NWAD BREWER.1

BREWERY, n. A brew-house; the house and apparatus where brewing is carried on. NWAD BREWERY.1

BREW-HOUSE, a. [brew and house.] A brewery; a house appropriated to brewing. NWAD BREW-HOUSE.1

BREWING, ppr. Preparing malt liquor. NWAD BREWING.1

1. In a state of mixing, forming or preparing; as, a storm is brewing. NWAD BREWING.2

2. Contriving; preparing; as, a scheme is brewing. NWAD BREWING.3

BREWING, n. The act or process of preparing liquors from malt and hops. NWAD BREWING.4

1. The quantity brewed at once. NWAD BREWING.5

2. Among seamen, a collection of black clouds portending a storm. NWAD BREWING.6

BREWIS, n. Broth; pottage. NWAD BREWIS.1

1. A piece of bread soaked in boiling fat pottage, made of salted meat. NWAD BREWIS.2

BRIAR, [See Brier.] NWAD BRIAR.1

BRIBE, n. NWAD BRIBE.1

1. A price, reward, gift or favor bestowed or promised with a view to pervert the judgment, or corrupt the conduct of a judge, witness or other person. A bribe is a consideration given or promised to a person, to induce him to decide a cause, give testimony, or perform some act contrary to what he knows to be truth, justice or rectitude. It is not used in a good sense, unless in familiar language. NWAD BRIBE.2

2. That which seduces. NWAD BRIBE.3

Not the bribes of sordid wealth can seduce to leave these ever blooming sweets. NWAD BRIBE.4

BRIBE, v.t. To give or promise a reward or consideration, with a view to pervert the judgment, or corrupt the conduct. To hire for bad purposes; to purchase the decision of a judge, the testimony of a witness, or the performance of some act contrary to known truth, justice or rectitude. NWAD BRIBE.5

1. To gain by a bribe. NWAD BRIBE.6

In familiar language, it is sometimes used in a good sense; as, to bribe a child to take a medicine. Dryden has used the word in a good sense, in solemn language; but such use is rare, and hardly legitimate. NWAD BRIBE.7

BRIBE-DEVOURING, a. Greedy of bribes or presents; as bribe-devouring kings. NWAD BRIBE-DEVOURING.1

BRIBER, n. One who bribes, or pays for corrupt practices. NWAD BRIBER.1

BRIBERY, n. The act or practice of giving or taking rewards for corrupt practices; the act of paying or receiving a reward for a false judgment, or testimony, or for the performance of that which is known to be illegal, or unjust. It is applied both to him who gives, and to him who receives the compensation, but appropriately to the giver. NWAD BRIBERY.1

BRIBEWORTHY, a. [bribe and worthy.] Worth bribing to obtain. NWAD BRIBEWORTHY.1

BRICK, n. [L. imbrex, a gutter-tile, from imber, a shower, which is probably a compound, of which the last syllable is from whence.] NWAD BRICK.1

A mass of earth, chiefly clay, first moistened and made fine by grinding or treading, then formed into a long square in a mold, dried and baked or burnt in a kiln; used in buildings and walls. NWAD BRICK.2

1. A loaf shaped like a brick. NWAD BRICK.3

BRICK, v.t. To lay or pave with bricks. NWAD BRICK.4

1. To imitate or counterfeit a brick wall on plaster, by smearing it with red ocher and making the joints with an edge-tool, filling them with fine plaster. NWAD BRICK.5

BRICKBAT, n. [brick and bat.] A piece or fragment of a brick. NWAD BRICKBAT.1

BRICK-BUILT, a. Built with bricks. NWAD BRICK-BUILT.1

BRICK-CLAY, n. [brick and clay.] Clay used or suitable for making bricks. NWAD BRICK-CLAY.1

BRICKDUST, n. [brick and dust.] Dust of pounded bricks. NWAD BRICKDUST.1

BRICKEARTH, n. [brick and earth.] Clay or earth used, or suitable for bricks. NWAD BRICKEARTH.1

BRICKKILN, n. [brick and kiln.] A kiln, or furnace, in which bricks are baked or burnt, or a pile of bricks, laid loose, with arches underneath to receive the wood or fuel. NWAD BRICKKILN.1

BRICKLAYER, n. [brick and lay.] One whose occupation is to build with bricks; a mason. NWAD BRICKLAYER.1

BRICKLE, a. [from break.] Brittle; easily broken. [Not used.] NWAD BRICKLE.1

BRICKMAKER, n. [brick and make.] One who makes bricks, or whose occupation is to make bricks. NWAD BRICKMAKER.1

BRICKWORK, n. The laying of bricks, or a wall of bricks. NWAD BRICKWORK.1

BRICKY, a. Full of bricks, or formed of bricks. NWAD BRICKY.1

BRIDAL, a. [See Bride.] Belonging to a bride, or to a wedding; nuptial; connubial; as bridal ornaments. NWAD BRIDAL.1

BRIDAL, n. The nuptial festival. NWAD BRIDAL.2

BRIDALITY, n. Celebration of the nuptial feast. [Not used.] NWAD BRIDALITY.1

BRIDE, n. NWAD BRIDE.1

1. A woman new married. NWAD BRIDE.2

But the name is applied to a woman at the marriage festival, before she is married, as well as after the ceremony. NWAD BRIDE.3

2. A woman espoused, or contracted to be married. The case of Lewellyn, prince of Wales. Henry’s Hist. of Britain, B. iv. ch. i., sect. 2. [This is the true original sense of the word.] NWAD BRIDE.4

BRIDERBED, n. [bride and bed.] The marriage bed. NWAD BRIDERBED.1

BRIDECAKE, n. [bride and cake.] The cake which is made for the guests at a wedding; called, in the U. States, wedding cake. NWAD BRIDECAKE.1

BRIDECHAMBER, n. The nuptial apartment. Matthew 9:15. NWAD BRIDECHAMBER.1

BRIDEGROOM, n. A man newly married; or a man about to be married. The passage of Shakespeare cited by Johnson proves that the last definition is just. NWAD BRIDEGROOM.1

As are those dulcet sounds in break of day, NWAD BRIDEGROOM.2

That creep into the dreaming bridegroom’s ear, NWAD BRIDEGROOM.3

And summon him to marriage. NWAD BRIDEGROOM.4

BRIDEGROOM, n. [See Bridegroom.] NWAD BRIDEGROOM.5

BRIDERMAID, n. [bride and maid.] A woman who attends on a bride at her wedding. NWAD BRIDERMAID.1

BRIDEMAN, n. [bride and man.] A man who attends upon a bridegroom and bride at their marriage. I have generally heard these words pronounced bride’s man and bride’s maid. NWAD BRIDEMAN.1

BRIDESTAKE, n. A stake or post set in the ground to dance round. NWAD BRIDESTAKE.1

BRIDEWELL, n. A house of correction, for the confinement of disorderly persons; so called from the palace built near St. Bride’s or Bridget’s well, in London, which was turned into a workhouse. NWAD BRIDEWELL.1

BRIDGE, n. NWAD BRIDGE.1

1. Any structure of wood, stone, brick, or iron, raised over a river, pond, or lake, for the passage of men and other animals. Among rude nations, bridges are sometimes formed of other materials; and sometimes they are formed of boats, or logs of wood lying on the water, fastened together, covered with planks, and called floating bridges. A bridge over a marsh is made of logs or other materials laid upon the surface of the earth. NWAD BRIDGE.2

Pendent or hanging bridges are not supported by posts, but by the peculiar structure of the frame, resting only on the abutments. NWAD BRIDGE.3

A draw bridge is one which is made with hinges, and may be raised or opened. Such bridges are constructed in fortifications, to hinder the passage of a ditch or moat; and over rivers, that the passage of vessels need not be interrupted. NWAD BRIDGE.4

A flying bridge is made of pontoons, light boats, hollow beams, empty casks or the like. They are made, as occasion requires, for the passage of armies. NWAD BRIDGE.5

A flying bridge is also constructed in such a manner as to move from one side of a river to the other, being made fast in the middle of the river by a cable and an anchor. NWAD BRIDGE.6

1. The upper part of the nose. NWAD BRIDGE.7

2. The part of a stringed instrument of music, over which the strings are stretched, and by which they are raised. NWAD BRIDGE.8

3. In gunnery, the two pieces of timber which go between the two transoms of a gun-carriage. NWAD BRIDGE.9

BRIDGE, v.t. To build a bridge or bridges over; as, to bridge a river. NWAD BRIDGE.10

1. To erect bridges on; to make a passage by a bridge or bridges. NWAD BRIDGE.11

BRIDGED, pp. Covered or furnished with a bridge. NWAD BRIDGED.1

BRIDGING, ppr. Erecting a bridge; building a bridge over. NWAD BRIDGING.1

BRIDGY, a. Full of bridges. [Not used.] NWAD BRIDGY.1

BRIDLE, n. NWAD BRIDLE.1

1. The instrument with which a horse is governed and restrained by a rider; consisting of a head-stall, a bit, and reins, with other appendages, according to its particular form and uses. NWAD BRIDLE.2

2. A restraint; a curb; a check. NWAD BRIDLE.3

3. A short piece of cable well served, attached to a swivel on a chain, laid in a harbor, and the upper end drawn into a ship and secured to the bits. The use is to enable a ship, when moored, to veer with the wind and tide. NWAD BRIDLE.4

Bowline bridles are short legs or pieces of rope, running through iron thimbles, by which the bowline attaches to different places on the leech or edge of a large sail NWAD BRIDLE.5

BRIDLE, v.t. To put on a bridle; as, to bridle a horse. NWAD BRIDLE.6

1. To restrain, guide or govern; to check, curb or control; as, to bridle the passions; “to bridle a muse.” NWAD BRIDLE.7

Bridle the excursions of youth. NWAD BRIDLE.8

BRIDLE, v.i. To hold up the head, and draw in the chin. NWAD BRIDLE.9

BRIDLED, pp. Having a bridle on; restrained. NWAD BRIDLED.1

BRIDLE-HAND, n. [bridle and hand.] The hand which holds the bridle in riding. NWAD BRIDLE-HAND.1

BRIDLER, n. One that bridles; one that restrains and governs. NWAD BRIDLER.1

BRIDLING, ppr. Putting on a bridle; restraining; curbing. NWAD BRIDLING.1

1. Holding up the head, and drawing in the chin. NWAD BRIDLING.2

The bridling frown of wrinkles brows. NWAD BRIDLING.3

BRIEF, a. [L. brevis, when brevio, so shorten abbreviate. Brevis, in Latin, is doubtless contracted from the Gr., whence to abridge. The Greek word coincides in elements with break.] NWAD BRIEF.1

Short; concise; it is used chiefly of language, discourses, writings and time; as a brief space, a brief review of a book. Shakespeare applies it to wars, to nature, etc. A little brief authority is authority very limited. NWAD BRIEF.2

BRIEF, n. [In this sense the word has been received into most of the languages of Europe.] NWAD BRIEF.3

1. An epitome; a short or concise writing. This is the general sense of the word, as explained by Zonaras on the council of Carthage. It was thus used as early as the third century after Christ. NWAD BRIEF.4

In modern times, an apostolical brief is a letter which the pope dispatches to a prince or other magistrate, relating to public affairs. A brief is distinguished from a bull, in being more concise, written on paper, sealed with red wax, and impressed with the seal of the fisherman or Peter in a boat. A bull is more ample, written on parchment, and sealed with lead or green wax. NWAD BRIEF.5

2. In law, an abridgment of a client’s case, made out for the instruction of council on a trial at law. NWAD BRIEF.6

Also, a writ summoning a man to answer to any action; or any precept of the king in writing, issuing from any court, whereby he commands a thing to be done. NWAD BRIEF.7

In Scots law, a writ issuing from the chancery, directed to any judge ordinary, commanding and authorizing that judge to call a jury to inquire into the case, and upon their verdict to pronounce sentence. NWAD BRIEF.8

3. A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a public collection or charitable contribution of money for any public or private purpose. NWAD BRIEF.9

4. A writing in general. NWAD BRIEF.10

In music, the word, if I mistake not, is now written breve. NWAD BRIEF.11

BRIEFLY, adv. Concisely; in few words. NWAD BRIEFLY.1

BRIEFNESS, n. Shortness; conciseness in discourse or writing. NWAD BRIEFNESS.1

BRIER, n. NWAD BRIER.1

1. In a general sense, a prickly plant or shrub. Isaiah 5:6; Judges 8:7. NWAD BRIER.2

2. In a limited sense, the sweet-brier and the wild-brier, species of the rose. NWAD BRIER.3

BRIERY, a. Full of briers; rough; thorny. NWAD BRIERY.1

BRIG, the termination of names, signifies a bridge, or perhaps, in some cases, a town, or burg. NWAD BRIG.1

BRIG, n. [from brigantine.] A vessel with two masts, square rigged, or rigged nearly like a ship’s mainmast and foremast. The term, however, is variously applied by the mariners of different nations. NWAD BRIG.2

BRIGADE, n. A party or division of troops, or soldiers, whether cavalry or infantry, regular or militia, commanded by a brigadier. It consists of an indeterminate number of regiments, squadrons, of battalions. A brigade of horse is a body of eight or ten squadrons; of infantry, four, five, or six battalions, or regiments. NWAD BRIGADE.1

BRIGADE, v.t. To form into a brigade, or into brigades. NWAD BRIGADE.2

BRIGADE-MAJOR, n. [See Major.] An officer appointed by the brigadier, to assist him in the management and ordering of his brigade. NWAD BRIGADE-MAJOR.1

BRIGADIER, n. The general officer who commands a brigade, whether of horse or foot, and in rank next below a major-general. NWAD BRIGADIER.1

BRIGAND, n. A robber; a free booter; a lawless fellow who lives by plunder, or who belongs to a band of robbers. NWAD BRIGAND.1

BRIGANDAGE, n. Theft; robber; plunder. NWAD BRIGANDAGE.1

BRIGANDINE, n. Anciently, a coat of mail. The name has ceased to be used, with the disuse of the thing. It consisted of thin jointed scales of plate, pliant and easy to the body. NWAD BRIGANDINE.1

BRIGANTINE, n. [L. aphractum; Gr. a vessel without a deck, uncovered. It is usually derived from brigand.] [See Brig.] NWAD BRIGANTINE.1

BRIGHT, a. brite. [Heb. to shine.] NWAD BRIGHT.1

1. Shining; lucid; luminous; splendid; as a bright sun or star; a bright metal. NWAD BRIGHT.2

2. Clear; transparent; as liquors. NWAD BRIGHT.3

3. Evident; clear; manifest to the mind, as light is to the eyes. NWAD BRIGHT.4

4. Resplendent with charms; as a bright beauty; the brightest fair. NWAD BRIGHT.5

5. Illuminated with science; sparkling with wit; as the brightest of men. NWAD BRIGHT.6

6. Illustrious; glorious; as the brightest period of a kingdom. NWAD BRIGHT.7

7. In popular language, ingenious; possessing an active mind. NWAD BRIGHT.8

8. Promising good or success; as bright prospects. NWAD BRIGHT.9

9. Sparkling; animated; as bright eyes. NWAD BRIGHT.10

BRIGHT-BURNING, a. Burning with a bright flame. NWAD BRIGHT-BURNING.1

BRIGHTEN, v.t. britn. To make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase luster. NWAD BRIGHTEN.1

1. To make luminous by light from without, or by dispelling gloom; as, to brighten sorrow or prospects. NWAD BRIGHTEN.2

2. To cheer; to make gay or cheerful. NWAD BRIGHTEN.3

Joy brightens his crest. NWAD BRIGHTEN.4

3. To make illustrious, or more distinguished; as, to brighten a character. NWAD BRIGHTEN.5

4. To make acute or witty. NWAD BRIGHTEN.6

BRIGHTEN, v.i. britn. To grow bright, or more bright; to clear up; as, the sky brightens. NWAD BRIGHTEN.7

1. To become less dark or gloomy; as, our prospects brighten. NWAD BRIGHTEN.8

BRIGHT-EYED, a. Having bright eyes. NWAD BRIGHT-EYED.1

BRIGHT-HAIRED, a. Having bright hair. NWAD BRIGHT-HAIRED.1

BRIGHT-HARNESSED, a. Having glittering armor. NWAD BRIGHT-HARNESSED.1

BRIGHTLY, adv. britely. Splendidly; with luster. NWAD BRIGHTLY.1

BRIGHTNESS, n. briteness. Splendor; luster; glitter. NWAD BRIGHTNESS.1

1. Acuteness, applied to the faculties; sharpness of wit; as the brightness of a man’s parts. NWAD BRIGHTNESS.2

BRIGHT-SHINING, a. Shining with splendor. NWAD BRIGHT-SHINING.1

BRIGOSE, a. [from brigue.] Contentious. [Not used.] NWAD BRIGOSE.1

BRIGUE, n. breeg. A cabal; intrigue; faction; contention. [Little used.] NWAD BRIGUE.1

BRIGUE, v.i. breeg. To canvass; to solicit. [Little used.] NWAD BRIGUE.2

BRILLIANCY, n. [See Brilliant.] Splendor; glitter; great brightness. NWAD BRILLIANCY.1

BRILLIANT, a. [Eng. beryl and pearl.] NWAD BRILLIANT.1

1. Sparkling with luster; glittering; as a brilliant gem; a brilliant dress. NWAD BRILLIANT.2

2. Splendid; shining; as a brilliant achievement. NWAD BRILLIANT.3

Washington was more solicitous to avoid fatal mistakes, than to perform brilliant exploits. NWAD BRILLIANT.4

BRILLIANT, n. A diamond of the finest cut, formed into angles, so as to refract the light, by which it is rendered more glittering. NWAD BRILLIANT.5

1. In the manege, a brisk, high-spirited horse, with a stately carriage. NWAD BRILLIANT.6

BRILLIANTLY, adv. Splendidly. NWAD BRILLIANTLY.1

BRILLIANTNESS, n. Brilliancy; splendor; glitter. NWAD BRILLIANTNESS.1

BRILLS, n. The hair on the eyelids of a horse. NWAD BRILLS.1

BRIM, n. NWAD BRIM.1

1. The rim, lip or broadborder of any vessel or other thing; as the brim of a hat, or of a vessel. NWAD BRIM.2

2. The upper edge of a vessel, whether broad or not; as the brim of a cup or glass. NWAD BRIM.3

3. The top of any liquor; the edge or that next the border at the top. NWAD BRIM.4

The feet of the priests were dipped in the brim of the water. Joshua 3:15. NWAD BRIM.5

4. The edge or brink of a fountain; the verge. NWAD BRIM.6

BRIM, a. Public; well known; celebrated. [Not in use.] NWAD BRIM.7

BRIM, v.t. To fill to the brim, upper edge, or top. NWAD BRIM.8

BRIM, v.i. To be full to the brim. NWAD BRIM.9

BRIMFUL, a. [brim and full.] Full to the top; completely full; as a glass brimful; a heart brimful of tears. NWAD BRIMFUL.1

BRIMFULNESS, n. Fulness to the top. [Not used.] NWAD BRIMFULNESS.1

BRIMLESS, a. Having no brim. NWAD BRIMLESS.1

BRIMMER, n. A bowl full to the top. NWAD BRIMMER.1

BRIMMING, a. Full to the top or brim; as a brimming pail. NWAD BRIMMING.1

BRIMSTONE, n. Sulphur; a hard, brittle, inflammable substance, of a lemon yellow color, which has no smell, unless heated, and which becomes negatively electric by heat and friction. It is found, in great quantities, and sometimes pure, in the neighborhood of volcanoes. It is an ingredient in a variety of minerals and ores. The sulphur of commerce is procured from its natural beds, or artificially extracted from pyrites. NWAD BRIMSTONE.1

BRIMSTONY, a. Full of brimstone, or containing it; resembling brimstone; sulphurous. NWAD BRIMSTONY.1

BRINDED, a. Marked with spots; tabby; having different colors. NWAD BRINDED.1

BRINDLE, n. [from brind, the root of brinded.] NWAD BRINDLE.1

The state of being brinded; spottedness. NWAD BRINDLE.2

BRINDLED, a. spotted; variegated with spots of different colors. NWAD BRINDLED.1

BRINE, n. NWAD BRINE.1

1. Water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt, like the water of the ocean. Artificial brine is used for the preservation of the flesh of animals, fish, vegetables, etc. NWAD BRINE.2

2. The ocean or sea. NWAD BRINE.3

3. Tears, so called from their saltiness. NWAD BRINE.4

Leach brine is brine which drops from corned salt in drying, which is preserved to be boiled again. NWAD BRINE.5