Part 1342

<blockquote>It was the swift celerity of the death . . . That <b>brained</b> my purpose. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To conceive; to understand.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote><?/T is still a dream, or else such stuff as madmen Tongue, and <b>brain</b> not. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Brained</h1> <Xpage=174>

<hw>Brained</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>p.a.</tt> <def>Supplied with brains.</def>

<blockquote>If th' other two be <b>brained</b> like us. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Brainish</h1> <Xpage=174>

<hw>Brain"ish</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Hot-headed; furious.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Brainless</h1> <Xpage=174>

<hw>Brain"less</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Without understanding; silly; thougthless; witless.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Brain"less*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Brainpan</h1> <Xpage=174>

<hw>Brain"pan`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Brain</ets> + <ets>pan</ets>.]</ety> <def>The bones which inclose the brain; the skull; the cranium.</def>

<h1>Brainsick</h1> <Xpage=174>

<hw>Brain"sick`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Disordered in the understanding; giddy; thoughtless.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Brain"sick*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Brainsickly</h1> <Xpage=174>

<hw>Brain"sick`ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a brainsick manner.</def>

<h1>Brainy</h1> <Xpage=174>

<hw>Brain"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having an active or vigorous mind.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<h1>Braise, Braize</h1> <Xpage=174>

<hw><hw>Braise</hw>, <hw>Braize</hw><hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[So called from its iridescent colors.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A European marine fish (<spn>Pagrus vulgaris</spn>) allied to the American scup; the becker. The name is sometimes applied to the related species.</def> <altsp>[Also written <asp>brazier</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Braise, Braize</h1> <Xpage=174>

<hw><hw>Braise</hw>, <hw>Braize</hw><hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Charcoal powder; breeze.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>Braised meat.</def>

<h1>Braise</h1> <Xpage=174>

<hw>Braise</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>braiser</ets>, fr. <ets>braise</ets> coals.]</ety> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>To stew or broil in a covered kettle or pan.</def>

<blockquote>A <b>braising</b> kettle has a deep cover which holds coals; consequently the cooking is done from above, as well as below. <i>Mrs. Henderson.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Braiser</h1> <Xpage=174>