Part 1409

<h1>Brob</h1> <Xpage=183>

<hw>Brob</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. Gael. <ets>brog</ets>, E. <ets>brog</ets>, n.]</ety> <fld>(Carp.)</fld> <def>A peculiar brad-shaped spike, to be driven alongside the end of an abutting timber to prevent its slipping.</def>

<h1>Brobdingnagian</h1> <Xpage=183>

<hw>Brob`ding*nag"i*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[From <ets>Brobdingnag</ets>, a country of giants in "Gulliver's Travels."]</ety> <def>Colossal' of extraordinary height; gigantic.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def> A giant.</def></def2> <altsp>[Spelt often <asp>Brobdignagian</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Brocade</h1> <Xpage=183>

<hw>Bro*cade"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Sp. <ets>brocado</ets> (cf. It. <ets>broccato</ets>, F. <ets>brocart</ets>), fr. LL. <ets>brocare</ets> *prick, to figure (textile fabrics), to emboss (linen), to stitch. See <er>Broach</er>.]</ety> <def>Silk stuff, woven with gold and silver threads, or ornamented with raised flowers, foliage, etc.; -- also applied to other stuffs thus wrought and enriched.</def>

<blockquote>A gala suit of faded <b>brocade</b>. <i>W. Irving.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Brocaded</h1> <Xpage=183>

<hw>Bro*cad"ed</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Woven or worked, as brocade, with gold and silver, or with raised flowers, etc.</def>

<blockquote><b>Brocaded</b> flowers o'er the gay mantua shine. <i>Gay.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Dressed in brocade.</def>

<h1>Brocage</h1> <Xpage=183>

<hw>Bro"cage</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Brokkerage</er>.</def>

<h1>Brocard</h1> <Xpage=183>

<hw>Broc"ard</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Perh. fr. <ets>Brocardica</ets>, <ets>Brocardicorum</ets> opus, a collection of ecclesiastical canons by <ets>Burkhard</ets>, Bishop of Worms, called, by the Italians and French, <ets>Brocard</ets>.]</ety> <def>An elementary principle or maximum; a short, proverbial rule, in law, ethics, or metaphysics.</def>

<blockquote>The legal <b>brocard</b>, "Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus," is a rule not more applicable to other witness than to consciousness. <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Brocatel</h1> <Xpage=183>

<hw>Bro"ca*tel</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>brocatelle</ets>, fr. It. <ets>brocatello</ets>: cf. Sp. <ets>brocatel</ets>. See <er>Brocade</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A kind of coarse brocade, or figured fabric, used chiefly for tapestry, linings for carriages, etc.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A marble, clouded and veined with white, gray, yellow, and red, in which the yellow usually prevails. It is also called <i>Siena marble</i>, from its locality.</def>

<h1>Brocatello</h1> <Xpage=183>

<hw>Bro`ca*tel"lo</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Brocatel</er>.</def>

<h1>Broccoli</h1> <Xpage=183>

<hw>Broc"co*li</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[It. <ets>broccoli</ets>, pl. of <ets>broccolo</ets> sprout, cabbage sprout, dim. of <ets>brocco</ets> splinter. See <er>Broach</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of the Cabbage species (<spn>Brassica oleracea</spn>) of many varieties, resembling the cauliflower. The "curd," or flowering head, is the part used for food.</def>

<h1>Brochantite</h1> <Xpage=183>

<hw>Broch"an*tite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <ets>Brochant</ets> de Villiers, a French mineralogist.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A basic sulphate of copper, occurring in emerald-green crystals.</def>

<h1>Broch\'82</h1> <Xpage=183>

<hw>Bro`ch\'82"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Woven with a figure; <as>as, <ex>broch\'82</ex> goods</as>.</def>

<h1>Broche</h1> <Xpage=183>