Part 1354

<blockquote>And both his y\'89n <b>braste</b> out of his face. <i>Chaucer.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Dreadfull furies which their chains have <b>brast</b>. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Brat</h1> <Xpage=176>

<hw>Brat</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>bratt</ets> coarse garnment, AS. <ets>bratt</ets> cloak, fr. the Celtic; cf. W. <ets>brat</ets> clout, rag, Gael. <ets>brat</ets> cloak, apron, raf, Ir. <ets>brat</ets> cloak; properly then, a child's bib or clout; hence, a child.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A coarse garnment or cloak; also, coarse clothing, in general.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A coarse kind of apron for keeping the clothes clean; a bib.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</mark>

<i>Wright.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A child; an offspring; -- formerly used in a good sense, but now usually in a contemptuous sense.</def> "This <i>brat</i> is none of mine." <i>Shak.</i> "A beggar's <i>brat</i>."

<i>Swift.</i>

<blockquote>O Israel! O household of the Lord! O Abraham's <b>brats</b>! O brood of blessed seed! <i>Gascoigne.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>The young of an animal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>L'Estrange.</i>

<h1>Brat</h1> <Xpage=176>

<hw>Brat</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime.</def>

<h1>Bratsche</h1> <Xpage=176>

<hw>Brat"sche</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[G., fr. It. viola da <ets>braccio</ets> viola held on the arm.]</ety> <def>The tenor viola, or viola.</def>

<h1>Brattice</h1> <Xpage=176>

<hw>Brat"tice</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Brettice</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A wall of separation in a shaft or gallery used for ventilation.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Planking to support a roof or wall.</def>

<h1>Brattishing</h1> <Xpage=176>

<hw>Brat"tish*ing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>See <er>Brattice</er>, <tt>n.</tt></def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Carved openwork, as of a shrine, battlement, or parapet.</def>

<h1>Braunite</h1> <Xpage=176>

<hw>Braun"ite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A native oxide of manganese, of dark brownish black color. It was named from a Mr. <i>Braun</i> of Gotha.</def>

<h1>Bravade</h1> <Xpage=176>

<hw>Bra*vade"</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Bravado.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Fanshawe.</i>

<h1>Bravado</h1> <Xpage=176>

<hw>Bra*va"do</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>, <plu>pl. <plw>Bravadoes</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>.</plu> <ety>[Sp. <ets>bravada</ets>, <ets>bravata</ets>, boast, brag: cf. F. <ets>bravade</ets>. See <er>Brave</er>.]</ety> <def>Boastful and threatening behavior; a boastful menace.</def>