Part 1395

<blockquote>In the <b>brightest</b> annals of a female reign. <i>Cotton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>7.</b> <def>Manifest to the mind, as light is to the eyes; clear; evident; plain.</def>

<blockquote>That he may with more ease, with <b>brighter</b> evidence, and with surer success, draw the bearner on. <i>I. Watts.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>8.</b> <def>Of brilliant color; of lively hue or appearance.</def>

<blockquote>Here the <b>bright</b> crocus and blue violet grew. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<note>&hand; <i>Bright</i> is used in composition in the sense of brilliant, clear, sunny, etc.; <as>as, <ex>bright</ex>-eyed, <ex>bright</ex>-haired, <ex>bright</ex>-hued</as>.</note>

<syn>Syn. -- Shining; splending; luminous; lustrous; brilliant; resplendent; effulgent; refulgent; radiant; sparkling; glittering; lucid; beamy; clear; transparent; illustrious; witty; clear; vivacious; sunny.</syn>

<h1>Bright</h1> <Xpage=181>

<hw>Bright</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Splendor; brightness.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<blockquote>Dark with excessive <b>bright</b> thy skirts appear. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Bright</h1> <Xpage=181>

<hw>Bright</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Brightly.</def>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<blockquote>I say it is the moon that shines so <b>bright</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Brighten</h1> <Xpage=181>

<hw>Bright"en</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Brightened</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Brightening</er>.]</wordforms> <note>[From <er>Bright</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</note> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase the luster of; to give a brighter hue to.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to.</def>

<blockquote>The present queen would <b>brighten</b> her character, if she would exert her authority to instill virtues into her people. <i>Swift.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To improve or relieve by dispelling gloom or removing that which obscures and darkens; to shed light upon; to make cheerful; <as>as, to <ex>brighten</ex> one's prospects</as>.</def>

<blockquote>An ecstasy, which mothers only feel, Plays round my heart and <b>brightens</b> all my sorrow. <i>Philips.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>To make acute or witty; to enliven.</def>

<i>Johnson.</i>

<h1>Brighten</h1> <Xpage=181>

<hw>Bright"en</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>beorhtan</ets>.]</ety> <def>To grow bright, or more bright; to become less dark or gloomy; to clear up; to become bright or cheerful.</def>

<blockquote>And night shall <b>brighten</b> into day. <i>N. Cotton.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>And, all his prospects <b>brightening</b> to the last, His heaven commences ere world be past. <i>Goldsmith.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Bright-harnessed</h1> <Xpage=181>

<hw>Bright"-har`nessed</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having glittering armor.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>