Part 829

Broad"brim` (&?;), n. 1. A hat with a very broad brim, like those worn by men of the society of Friends.

2. A member of the society of Friends; a Quaker. [Sportive]

Broad"-brimmed` (&?;), a. Having a broad brim.

A broad-brimmed flat silver plate. Tatler.

Broad"cast` (&?;), n. (Agric.) A casting or throwing seed in all directions, as from the hand in sowing.

Broad"cast`, a. 1. Cast or dispersed in all directions, as seed from the hand in sowing; widely diffused.

2. Scattering in all directions (as a method of sowing); -- opposed to planting in hills, or rows.

Broad"cast`, adv. So as to scatter or be scattered in all directions; so as to spread widely, as seed from the hand in sowing, or news from the press.

Broad" Church` (&?;). (Eccl.) A portion of the Church of England, consisting of persons who claim to hold a position, in respect to doctrine and fellowship, intermediate between the High Church party and the Low Church, or evangelical, party. The term has been applied to other bodies of men holding liberal or comprehensive views of Christian doctrine and fellowship.

Side by side with these various shades of High and Low Church, another party of a different character has always existed in the Church of England. It is called by different names: Moderate, Catholic, or Broad Church, by its friends; Latitudinarian or Indifferent, by its enemies. Its distinctive character is the desire of comprehension. Its watch words are charity and toleration. Conybeare.

Broad"cloth (&?;), n. A fine smooth- faced woolen cloth for men's garments, usually of double width (i.e., a yard and a half); -- so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide.

Broad"en (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Broadened (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Broadening (&?;).] [From Broad, a.] To grow broad; to become broader or wider.

The broadening sun appears. Wordsworth.

Broad"en, v. t. To make broad or broader; to render more broad or comprehensive.

Broad" gauge` (&?;). (Railroad) A wider distance between the rails than the "standard" gauge of four feet eight inches and a half. See Gauge.

Broad"-horned` (&?;), a. Having horns spreading widely.

Broad"ish, a. Rather broad; moderately broad.

Broad"leaf` (&?;), n. (Bot.) A tree (Terminalia latifolia) of Jamaica, the wood of which is used for boards, scantling, shingles, etc; -- sometimes called the almond tree, from the shape of its fruit.

{ Broad"-leaved` (&?;), Broad"-leafed` } (&?;), a. Having broad, or relatively broad, leaves. Keats.

Broad"ly, adv. In a broad manner.

Broad"mouth` (&?;), n. (Zoöl.) One of the Eurylaimidæ, a family of East Indian passerine birds.

Broad"ness, n. [AS. brdnes.] The condition or quality of being broad; breadth; coarseness; grossness.

Broad"piece` (&?;), n. An old English gold coin, broader than a guinea, as a Carolus or Jacobus.

Broad" seal` (&?;). The great seal of England; the public seal of a country or state.

Broad"seal`, v. t. To stamp with the broad seal; to make sure; to guarantee or warrant. [Obs.]

Thy presence broadseals our delights for pure. B. Jonson.

Broad"side` (&?;), n. 1. (Naut.) The side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter.

2. A discharge of or from all the guns on one side of a ship, at the same time.