Part 1337

<h1>Bracted</h1> <Xpage=174>

<hw>Bract"ed</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Furnished with bracts.</def>

<h1>Bracteolate</h1> <Xpage=174>

<hw>Brac"te*o*late</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Furnished with bracteoles or bractlets.</def>

<h1>Bracteole</h1> <Xpage=174>

<hw>Brac"te*ole</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>bracteola</ets>, dim. of <ets>bractea</ets>. See <er>Bractea</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Bractlet</er>.</def>

<h1>Bractless</h1> <Xpage=174>

<hw>Bract"less</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Destitute of bracts.</def>

<h1>Bractlet</h1> <Xpage=174>

<hw>Bract"let</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Bract</ets> + <ets>-let</ets>]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A bract on the stalk of a single flower, which is itself on a main stalk that support several flowers.</def>

<i>Gray.</i>

<h1>Brad</h1> <Xpage=174>

<hw>Brad</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf.OE. <ets>brod</ets>, Dan. <ets>braad</ets> prick, sting, <ets>brodde</ets> ice spur, frost nail, Sw. <ets>brodd</ets> frost nail, Icel. <ets>broddr</ets> any pointed piece of iron or stell; akin to AS. <ets>brord</ets> point, spire of grass, and perh. to E. <ets>bristle</ets>. See <er>Bristle</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <def>A thin nail, usually small, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head; also, a small wire nail, with a flat circular head; sometimes, a small, tapering, square-bodied finishing nail, with a countersunk head.</def>

<h1>Brad awl</h1> <Xpage=174>

<hw>Brad" awl`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <def>A straight awl with chisel edge, used to make holes for brads, etc.</def>

<i>Weale.</i>

<h1>Bradoon</h1> <Xpage=174>

<hw>Bra*doon"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Bridoon</er>.</def>

<h1>Brae</h1> <Xpage=174>

<hw>Brae</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Bray</er> a hill.]</ety> <def>A hillside; a slope; a bank; a hill.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<i>Burns.</i>

<h1>Brag</h1> <Xpage=174>

<hw>Brag</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Bragged</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n</tt>. <er>Bragging</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>braggen</ets> to resound, blow, boast (cf. F. <ets>braguer</ets> to lead a merry life, flaunt, boast, OF. <ets>brague</ets> merriment), from Icel. <ets>braka</ets> to creak, <ets>brak</ets> noise, fr. the same root as E. <ets>break</ets>; properly then, to make a noise, boast. <?/<er>95</er>.]</ety> <def>To talk about one's self, or things pertaining to one's self, in a manner intended to excite admiration, envy, or wonder; to talk boastfully; to boast; -- often followed by <i>of</i>; <as>as, to <ex>brag</ex> of one's exploits, courage, or money, or of the great things one intends to do</as>.</def>

<blockquote>Conceit, more rich in matter than in words, <b>Brags</b> of his substance, not of ornament. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- To swagger; boast; vapor; bluster; vaunt; flourish; talk big.</syn>

<h1>Brag</h1> <Xpage=174>

<hw>Brag</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To boast of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>