Part 1359

<h1>Bray</h1> <Xpage=176>

<hw>Bray</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To make or utter with a loud, discordant, or harsh and grating sound.</def>

<blockquote>Arms on armor clashing, <b>brayed</b> Horrible discord. <i>MIlton.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>And varying notes the war pipes <b>brayed</b>. <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Bray</h1> <Xpage=176>

<hw>Bray</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The harsh cry of an ass; also, any harsh, grating, or discordant sound.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>bray</b> and roar of multitudinous London. <i>Jerrold.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Bray</h1> <Xpage=176>

<hw>Bray</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>braye</ets>, <ets>brey</ets>, <ets>brew</ets>, eyebrow, brow of a hill, hill, bank, Scot. <ets>bra</ets>, <ets>brae</ets>, <ets>bray</ets>, fr. AS. <ets>br<?/w</ets> eyebrow, influenced by the allied Icel. <ets>br<?/</ets> eyebrow, bank, also akin to AS. <ets>br</ets><?/ yebrow. See <er>Brow</er>.]</ety> <def>A bank; the slope of a hill; a hill. See <er>Brae</er>, which is now the usual spelling.</def> <mark>[North of Eng. & Scot.]</mark>

<i>Fairfax.</i>

<h1>Brayer</h1> <Xpage=176>

<hw>Bray"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An implement for braying and spreading ink in hand printing.</def>

<h1>Brayer</h1> <Xpage=176>

<hw>Bray"er</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One that brays like an ass.</def>

<i>Pope.</i>

<h1>Braying</h1> <Xpage=176>

<hw>Bray"ing</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Making a harsh noise; blaring.</def> "<i>Braying</i> trumpets."

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Braze</h1> <Xpage=176>

<hw>Braze</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Brazed</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p</tt>. <tt>pr & vb. n.</tt> <er>Brazing</er>.] <ety>[F. <ets>braser</ets> to solder, fr. Icel. <ets>brasa</ets> to harden by fire. Cf. <er>Brass</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To solder with hard solder, esp. with an alloy of copper and zinc; <as>as, to <ex>braze</ex> the seams of a copper pipe</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To harden.</def> "Now I am <i>brazes</i> to it."

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Braze</h1> <Xpage=176>

<hw>Braze</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>br\'91sian</ets>, fr. <ets>br\'91s</ets> brass. See <er>Brass</er>.]</ety> <def>To cover or ornament with brass.</def>

<i>Chapman.</i>

<h1>Brazen</h1> <Xpage=176>

<hw>Bra"zen</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt><ety>[OE. <ets>brasen</ets>, AS. <ets>br\'91sen</ets>. See <er>Brass</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Pertaining to, made of, or resembling, brass.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Sounding harsh and loud, like resounding brass.</def>