Part 1382

<blockquote>The same little <b>breviates</b> of infidelity have . . . been published and dispersed with great activity. <i>Bp. Porteus.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A lawyer's brief.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Hudibras.</i>

<h1>Breviate</h1> <Xpage=180>

<hw>Bre"vi*ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To abbreviate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Breviature</h1> <Xpage=180>

<hw>Bre"vi*a*ture</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An abbreviature; an abbreviation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Johnson.</i>

<h1>Brevier</h1> <Xpage=180>

<hw>Bre*vier"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Prob. from being originally used in printing a <ets>breviary</ets>. See <er>Breviary</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A size of type between bourgeous and minion.</def>

<note>&hand; This line is printed in <i>brevier</i> type. <?/</note>

<h1>Breviloquence</h1> <Xpage=180>

<hw>Bre*vil"o*quence</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>breviloquentia</ets>.]</ety> <def>A brief and pertinent mode of speaking.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Breviped</h1> <Xpage=180>

<hw>Brev"i*ped</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>brevis</ets> short + <ets>pes</ets>, <ets>pedis</ets>, foot: cf. F. <ets>br\'82vip\'8ade</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having short legs.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>A breviped bird.</def></def2>

<h1>Brevipen</h1> <Xpage=180>

<hw>Brev"i*pen</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>brevis</ets> short + <ets>penna</ets> wing: cf. F. <ets>br\'82vipenne</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A brevipennate bird.</def>

<h1>Brevipennate</h1> <Xpage=180>

<hw>Brev`i*pen"nate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>brevis</ets> short + E. <ets>pennate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Short-winged; -- applied to birds which can not fly, owing to their short wings, as the ostrich, cassowary, and emu.</def>

<h1>Brevirostral, Brevirostrate</h1> <Xpage=180>

<hw><hw>Brev`i*ros"tral</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Brev`i*ros"trate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>brevis</ets> short + E. <ets>rostral</ets>, <ets>rostrate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Short-billed; having a short beak.</def>

<h1>Brevity</h1> <Xpage=180>

<hw>Brev"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Brevities</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>brevitas</ets>, fr. <ets>brevis</ets> short: cf. F. <ets>bri\'8avit\'82</ets>. See <er>Brief</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Shortness of duration; briefness of time; <as>as, the <ex>brevity</ex> of human life</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Contraction into few words; conciseness.</def>

<blockquote><b>Brevity</b> is the soul of wit. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>This argument is stated by St. John with his usual elegant <b>brevity</b> and simplicity. <i>Bp. Porteus.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- Shortness; conciseness; succinctness; terseness.</syn>

<h1>Brew</h1> <Xpage=180>