Part 839

Broth"er*ly, adv. Like a brother; affectionately; kindly. "I speak but brotherly of him." Shak.

Broud"ed (&?;), p.a. Braided; broidered. [Obs.]

Alle his clothes brouded up and down. Chaucer.

Brough"am (&?;), n. A light, close carriage, with seats inside for two or four, and the fore wheels so arranged as to turn short.

Brow (&?;), n. [OE. browe, bruwe, AS. br&?;; akin to AS. br&?;w, breáw, eyelid, OFries. br, D. braauw, Icel. br, br&?;n, OHG. prwa, G. braue, OSlav. br&?;v&?;, Russ. brove, Ir. brai, Ir. & Gael. abhra, Armor. abrant, Gr. &?;, Skr. bhr&?;. Cf. Bray a bank, Bridge.] 1. The prominent ridge over the eye, with the hair that covers it, forming an arch above the orbit.

And his arched brow, pulled o'er his eyes, With solemn proof proclaims him wise. Churchill.

2. The hair that covers the brow (ridge over the eyes); the eyebrow.

'T is not your inky brows, your brack silk hair. Shak.

3. The forehead; as, a feverish brow.

Beads of sweat have stood upon thy brow. Shak.

4. The general air of the countenance.

To whom thus Satan with contemptuous brow. Milton.

He told them with a masterly brow. Milton.

5. The edge or projecting upper part of a steep place; as, the brow of a precipice; the brow of a hill.

To bend the brow, To knit the brows, to frown; to scowl.

Brow, v. t. To bound to limit; to be at, or form, the edge of. [R.]

Tending my flocks hard by i' the hilly crofts That brow this bottom glade. Milton.

Brow"beat` (&?;), v. t. [imp. Browbeat; p. p. Browbeaten (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Browbeating.] To depress or bear down with haughty, stern looks, or with arrogant speech and dogmatic assertions; to abash or disconcert by impudent or abusive words or looks; to bully; as, to browbeat witnesses.

My grandfather was not a man to be browbeaten. W. Irving.

Brow"beat`ing, n. The act of bearing down, abashing, or disconcerting, with stern looks, supercilious manners, or confident assertions.

The imperious browbeatings and scorn of great men. L'Estrange.

Brow"bound` (-bound`), a. Crowned; having the head encircled as with a diadem. Shak.

Browd"yng (broud"ng/), n. Embroidery. [Obs.]

Of goldsmithrye, of browdyng, and of steel. Chaucer.

Browed (&?;), a. Having (such) a brow; - - used in composition; as, dark-browed, stern- browed.

Brow"less (&?;), a. Without shame. L. Addison.

Brown (&?;), a. [Compar. Browner (&?;); superl. Brownest.] [OE. brun, broun, AS. br&?;n; akin to D. bruin, OHG. br&?;n, Icel. br&?;nn, Sw. brun, Dan. bruun, G. braun, Lith. brunas, Skr. babhru. √93, 253. Cf. Bruin, Beaver, Burnish, Brunette.] Of a dark color, of various shades between black and red or yellow.

Cheeks brown as the oak leaves. Longfellow.