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De - Pt| English Dictionary: brat | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for brat | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Brat \Brat\, n. (Mining) A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Brat \Brat\ (br[acr]t), n. [OE. bratt coarse garnment, AS. bratt cloak, fr. the Celtic; cf. W. brat clout, rag, Gael. brat cloak, apron, rag, Ir. brat cloak; properly then, a child's bib or clout; hence, a child.] 1. A coarse garment or cloak; also, coarse clothing, in general. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. A coarse kind of apron for keeping the clothes clean; a bib. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Wright. 3. A child; an offspring; -- formerly used in a good sense, but now usually in a contemptuous sense. [bd]This brat is none of mine.[b8] --Shak. [bd]A beggar's brat.[b8] --Swift. O Israel! O household of the Lord! O Abraham's brats! O brood of blessed seed! --Gascoigne. 4. The young of an animal. [Obs.] --L'Estrange. | |
