English Dictionary: bertragungsnetzeigentmer | by the DICT Development Group |
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4. A bank of sand, gravel, or other matter, esp. at the mouth of a river or harbor, obstructing navigation. 5. Any railing that divides a room, or office, or hall of assembly, in order to reserve a space for those having special privileges; as, the bar of the House of Commons. 6. (Law) (a) The railing that incloses the place which counsel occupy in courts of justice. Hence, the phrase at the bar of the court signifies in open court. (b) The place in court where prisoners are stationed for arraignment, trial, or sentence. (c) The whole body of lawyers licensed in a court or district; the legal profession. (d) A special plea constituting a sufficient answer to plaintiff's action. 7. Any tribunal; as, the bar of public opinion; the bar of God. 8. A barrier or counter, over which liquors and food are passed to customers; hence, the portion of the room behind the counter where liquors for sale are kept. 9. (Her.) An ordinary, like a fess but narrower, occupying only one fifth part of the field. 10. A broad shaft, or band, or stripe; as, a bar of light; a bar of color. 11. (Mus.) A vertical line across the staff. Bars divide the staff into spaces which represent measures, and are themselves called measures. Note: A double bar marks the end of a strain or main division of a movement, or of a whole piece of music; in psalmody, it marks the end of a line of poetry. The term bar is very often loosely used for measure, i.e., for such length of music, or of silence, as is included between one bar and the next; as, a passage of eight bars; two bars' rest. 12. (Far.) pl. (a) The space between the tusks and grinders in the upper jaw of a horse, in which the bit is placed. (b) The part of the crust of a horse's hoof which is bent inwards towards the frog at the heel on each side, and extends into the center of the sole. 13. (Mining) (a) A drilling or tamping rod. (b) A vein or dike crossing a lode. 14. (Arch.) (a) A gatehouse of a castle or fortified town. (b) A slender strip of wood which divides and supports the glass of a window; a sash bar. {Bar shoe} (Far.), a kind of horseshoe having a bar across the usual opening at the heel, to protect a tender frog from injury. {Bar shot}, a double headed shot, consisting of a bar, with a ball or half ball at each end; -- formerly used for destroying the masts or rigging in naval combat. {Bar sinister} (Her.), a term popularly but erroneously used for baton, a mark of illegitimacy. See {Baton}. {Bar tracery} (Arch.), ornamental stonework resembling bars of iron twisted into the forms required. {Blank bar} (Law). See {Blank}. {Case at bar} (Law), a case presently before the court; a case under argument. {In bar of}, as a sufficient reason against; to prevent. {Matter in bar}, or {Defence in bar}, a plea which is a final defense in an action. {Plea in bar}, a plea which goes to bar or defeat the plaintiff's action absolutely and entirely. {Trial at bar} (Eng. Law), a trial before all the judges of one the superior courts of Westminster, or before a quorum representing the full court. | |
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Barothermograph \Bar`o*ther"mo*graph\, n. [Gr. [?] weight + thermograph.] An instrument for recording both pressure and temperature, as of the atmosphere. | |
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Barrator \Bar"ra*tor\, n. [OE. baratour, OF. barateor deceiver, fr. OF. barater, bareter, to deceive, cheat, barter. See {Barter}, v. i.] One guilty of barratry. | |
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Barratrous \Bar"ra*trous\, [?] (Law) Tainter with, or constituting, barratry. -- {Bar"ra*trous*ly}, adv. --Kent. | |
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Barratrous \Bar"ra*trous\, [?] (Law) Tainter with, or constituting, barratry. -- {Bar"ra*trous*ly}, adv. --Kent. | |
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Barratry \Bar"ra*try\, n. [Cf. F. baraterie, LL. barataria. See {Barrator}, and cf. {Bartery}.] 1. (Law) The practice of exciting and encouraging lawsuits and quarrels. [Also spelt {barretry}.] --Coke. Blackstone. 2. (Mar. Law) A fraudulent breach of duty or willful act of known illegality on the part of a master of a ship, in his character of master, or of the mariners, to the injury of the owner of the ship or cargo, and without his consent. It includes every breach of trust committed with dishonest purpose, as by running away with the ship, sinking or deserting her, etc., or by embezzling the cargo. --Kent. Part. 3. (Scots Law) The crime of a judge who is influenced by bribery in pronouncing judgment. --Wharton. | |
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Barratry \Bar"ra*try\, n. [Cf. F. baraterie, LL. barataria. See {Barrator}, and cf. {Bartery}.] 1. (Law) The practice of exciting and encouraging lawsuits and quarrels. [Also spelt {barretry}.] --Coke. Blackstone. 2. (Mar. Law) A fraudulent breach of duty or willful act of known illegality on the part of a master of a ship, in his character of master, or of the mariners, to the injury of the owner of the ship or cargo, and without his consent. It includes every breach of trust committed with dishonest purpose, as by running away with the ship, sinking or deserting her, etc., or by embezzling the cargo. --Kent. Part. 3. (Scots Law) The crime of a judge who is influenced by bribery in pronouncing judgment. --Wharton. | |
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Barretter \Bar"ret*ter\, n. [OF. bareter to exchange. Cf. {Barter}.] (Wireless Teleg.) A thermal cymoscope which operates by increased resistance when subjected to the influence of electric waves. The original form consisted of an extremely fine platinum wire loop attached to terminals and inclosed in a small glass or silver bulb. In a later variety, called the {liquid barretter}, wire is replace by a column of liquid in a very fine capillary tube. | |
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Barter \Bar"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bartered} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bartering}.] [OE. bartren, OF. barater, bareter, to cheat, exchange, perh. fr. Gr. [?] to do, deal (well or ill), use practices or tricks, or perh. fr. Celtic; cf. Ir. brath treachery, W. brad. Cf. {Barrator}.] To traffic or trade, by exchanging one commodity for another, in distinction from a sale and purchase, in which money is paid for the commodities transferred; to truck. | |
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Barter \Bar"ter\, v. t. To trade or exchange in the way of barter; to exchange (frequently for an unworthy consideration); to traffic; to truck; -- sometimes followed by away; as, to barter away goods or honor. | |
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Barter \Bar"ter\, n. 1. The act or practice of trafficking by exchange of commodities; an exchange of goods. The spirit of huckstering and barter. --Burke. 2. The thing given in exchange. Syn: Exchange; dealing; traffic; trade; truck. | |
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Barter \Bar"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bartered} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bartering}.] [OE. bartren, OF. barater, bareter, to cheat, exchange, perh. fr. Gr. [?] to do, deal (well or ill), use practices or tricks, or perh. fr. Celtic; cf. Ir. brath treachery, W. brad. Cf. {Barrator}.] To traffic or trade, by exchanging one commodity for another, in distinction from a sale and purchase, in which money is paid for the commodities transferred; to truck. | |
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Barterer \Bar"ter*er\, n. One who barters. | |
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Barter \Bar"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bartered} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bartering}.] [OE. bartren, OF. barater, bareter, to cheat, exchange, perh. fr. Gr. [?] to do, deal (well or ill), use practices or tricks, or perh. fr. Celtic; cf. Ir. brath treachery, W. brad. Cf. {Barrator}.] To traffic or trade, by exchanging one commodity for another, in distinction from a sale and purchase, in which money is paid for the commodities transferred; to truck. | |
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Bartery \Bar"ter*y\, n. Barter. [Obs.] --Camden. | |
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Bartram \Bar"tram\, n. (Bot.) See {Bertram}. --Johnson. | |
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Plover \Plov"er\, n. [OF. plovier, F. pluvier, prop., the rain bird, fr. LL. (assumed) pluviarius, fr. L. pluvia rain, from pluere to rain; akin to E. float, G. fliessen to flow. See {Float}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds belonging to the family {Charadrid[91]}, and especially those belonging to the subfamily {Charadrins[91]}. They are prized as game birds. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any grallatorial bird allied to, or resembling, the true plovers, as the crab plover ({Dromas ardeola}); the American upland, plover ({Bartramia longicauda}); and other species of sandpipers. Note: Among the more important species are the {blackbellied, [or] blackbreasted, plover} ({Charadrius squatarola}) of America and Europe; -- called also {gray plover}, {bull-head plover}, {Swiss plover}, {sea plover}, and {oxeye}; the {golden plover} (see under {Golden}); the {ring [or] ringed plover} ({[92]gialitis hiaticula}). See {Ringneck}. The {piping plover} ({[92]gialitis meloda}); {Wilson's plover} ({[92]. Wilsonia}); the {mountain plover} ({[92]. montana}); and the {semipalmated plover} ({[92]. semipalmata}), are all small American species. {Bastard plover} (Zo[94]l.), the lapwing. {Long-legged}, [or] {yellow-legged}, {plover}. See {Tattler}. {Plover's page}, the dunlin. [Prov. Eng.] {Rock plover}, [or] {Stone plover}, the black-bellied plover. [Prov. Eng.] {Whistling plover}. (a) The golden plover. (b) The black-bellied plover. | |
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Upland \Up"land\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage. Sometimes, with secure delight The upland hamlets will invite. --Milton. 2. Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished. [Obs.] [bd] The race of upland giants.[b8] --Chapman. {Upland moccasin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Moccasin}. {Upland sandpiper}, [or] {Upland plover} (Zo[94]l.), a large American sandpiper ({Bartramia longicauda}) much valued as a game bird. Unlike most sandpipers, it frequents fields and uplands. Called also {Bartramian sandpiper}, {Bartram's tattler}, {field plover}, {grass plover}, {highland plover}, {hillbird}, {humility}, {prairie plover}, {prairie pigeon}, {prairie snipe}, {papabote}, {quaily}, and {uplander}. {Upland sumach} (Bot.), a North American shrub of the genus Rhus ({Rhus glabra}), used in tanning and dyeing. | |
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Field \Field\, n. [OE. feld, fild, AS. feld; akin to D. veld, G. feld, Sw. f[84]lt, Dan. felt, Icel. fold field of grass, AS. folde earth, land, ground, OS. folda.] 1. Cleared land; land suitable for tillage or pasture; cultivated ground; the open country. 2. A piece of land of considerable size; esp., a piece inclosed for tillage or pasture. Fields which promise corn and wine. --Byron. 3. A place where a battle is fought; also, the battle itself. In this glorious and well-foughten field. --Shak. What though the field be lost? --Milton. 4. An open space; an extent; an expanse. Esp.: (a) Any blank space or ground on which figures are drawn or projected. (b) The space covered by an optical instrument at one view. Without covering, save yon field of stars. --Shak. Ask of yonder argent fields above. --Pope. 5. (Her.) The whole surface of an escutcheon; also, so much of it is shown unconcealed by the different bearings upon it. See Illust. of {Fess}, where the field is represented as gules (red), while the fess is argent (silver). 6. An unresticted or favorable opportunity for action, operation, or achievement; province; room. Afforded a clear field for moral experiments. --Macaulay. 7. A collective term for all the competitors in any outdoor contest or trial, or for all except the favorites in the betting. 8. (Baseball) That part of the grounds reserved for the players which is outside of the diamond; -- called also {outfield}. Note: Field is often used adjectively in the sense of belonging to, or used in, the fields; especially with reference to the operations and equipments of an army during a campaign away from permanent camps and fortifications. In most cases such use of the word is sufficiently clear; as, field battery; field fortification; field gun; field hospital, etc. A field geologist, naturalist, etc., is one who makes investigations or collections out of doors. A survey uses a field book for recording field notes, i.e., measurment, observations, etc., made in field work (outdoor operations). A farmer or planter employs field hands, and may use a field roller or a field derrick. Field sports are hunting, fishing, athletic games, etc. {Coal field} (Geol.) See under {Coal}. {Field artillery}, light ordnance mounted on wheels, for the use of a marching army. {Field basil} (Bot.), a plant of the Mint family ({Calamintha Acinos}); -- called also {basil thyme}. {Field colors} (Mil.), small flags for marking out the positions for squadrons and battalions; camp colors. {Field cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a large European cricket ({Gryllus campestric}), remarkable for its loud notes. {Field day}. (a) A day in the fields. (b) (Mil.) A day when troops are taken into the field for instruction in evolutions. --Farrow. (c) A day of unusual exertion or display; a gala day. {Field driver}, in New England, an officer charged with the driving of stray cattle to the pound. {Field duck} (Zo[94]l.), the little bustard ({Otis tetrax}), found in Southern Europe. {Field glass}. (Optics) (a) A binocular telescope of compact form; a lorgnette; a race glass. (b) A small achromatic telescope, from 20 to 24 inches long, and having 3 to 6 draws. (c) See {Field lens}. {Field lark}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The skylark. (b) The tree pipit. {Field lens} (Optics), that one of the two lenses forming the eyepiece of an astronomical telescope or compound microscope which is nearer the object glass; -- called also {field glass}. {Field madder} (Bot.), a plant ({Sherardia arvensis}) used in dyeing. {Field marshal} (Mil.), the highest military rank conferred in the British and other European armies. {Field mouse} (Zo[94]l.), a mouse inhabiting fields, as the campagnol and the deer mouse. See {Campagnol}, and {Deer mouse}. {Field officer} (Mil.), an officer above the rank of captain and below that of general. {Field officer's court} (U.S.Army), a court-martial consisting of one field officer empowered to try all cases, in time of war, subject to jurisdiction of garrison and regimental courts. --Farrow. {Field plover} (Zo[94]l.), the black-bellied plover ({Charadrius squatarola}); also sometimes applied to the Bartramian sandpiper ({Bartramia longicauda}). {Field spaniel} (Zo[94]l.), a small spaniel used in hunting small game. {Field sparrow}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small American sparrow ({Spizella pusilla}). (b) The hedge sparrow. [Eng.] {Field staff}> (Mil.), a staff formerly used by gunners to hold a lighted match for discharging a gun. {Field vole} (Zo[94]l.), the European meadow mouse. {Field of ice}, a large body of floating ice; a pack. {Field}, [or] {Field of view}, in a telescope or microscope, the entire space within which objects are seen. {Field magnet}. see under {Magnet}. {Magnetic field}. See {Magnetic}. {To back the field}, [or] {To bet on the field}. See under {Back}, v. t. -- {To keep the field}. (a) (Mil.) To continue a campaign. (b) To maintain one's ground against all comers. {To} {lay, [or] back}, {against the field}, to bet on (a horse, etc.) against all comers. {To take the field} (Mil.), to enter upon a campaign. | |
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Upland \Up"land\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage. Sometimes, with secure delight The upland hamlets will invite. --Milton. 2. Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished. [Obs.] [bd] The race of upland giants.[b8] --Chapman. {Upland moccasin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Moccasin}. {Upland sandpiper}, [or] {Upland plover} (Zo[94]l.), a large American sandpiper ({Bartramia longicauda}) much valued as a game bird. Unlike most sandpipers, it frequents fields and uplands. Called also {Bartramian sandpiper}, {Bartram's tattler}, {field plover}, {grass plover}, {highland plover}, {hillbird}, {humility}, {prairie plover}, {prairie pigeon}, {prairie snipe}, {papabote}, {quaily}, and {uplander}. {Upland sumach} (Bot.), a North American shrub of the genus Rhus ({Rhus glabra}), used in tanning and dyeing. | |
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Upland \Up"land\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage. Sometimes, with secure delight The upland hamlets will invite. --Milton. 2. Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished. [Obs.] [bd] The race of upland giants.[b8] --Chapman. {Upland moccasin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Moccasin}. {Upland sandpiper}, [or] {Upland plover} (Zo[94]l.), a large American sandpiper ({Bartramia longicauda}) much valued as a game bird. Unlike most sandpipers, it frequents fields and uplands. Called also {Bartramian sandpiper}, {Bartram's tattler}, {field plover}, {grass plover}, {highland plover}, {hillbird}, {humility}, {prairie plover}, {prairie pigeon}, {prairie snipe}, {papabote}, {quaily}, and {uplander}. {Upland sumach} (Bot.), a North American shrub of the genus Rhus ({Rhus glabra}), used in tanning and dyeing. | |
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Bear-trap dam \Bear"-trap` dam\ (Engin.) A kind of movable dam, in one form consisting of two leaves resting against each other at the top when raised and folding down one over the other when lowered, for deepening shallow parts in a river. | |
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Berthierite \Ber"thi*er*ite\, n. [From Berthier, a French naturalist.] (Min.) A double sulphide of antimony and iron, of a dark steel-gray color. | |
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Pellitory \Pel"li*to*ry\, n. [Sp. pelitre, fr. L. pyrethrum. See {Bertram}.] (Bot.) (a) A composite plant ({Anacyclus Pyrethrum}) of the Mediterranean region, having finely divided leaves and whitish flowers. The root is the officinal pellitory, and is used as an irritant and sialogogue. Called also {bertram}, and {pellitory of Spain}. (b) The feverfew ({Chrysanthemum Parthenium}); -- so called because it resembles the above. | |
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Bertram \Ber"tram\, n. [Corrupted fr. L. pyrethrum, Gr. [?] a hot spicy plant, fr. [?] fire.] (Bot.) Pellitory of Spain ({Anacyclus pyrethrum}). | |
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Pellitory \Pel"li*to*ry\, n. [Sp. pelitre, fr. L. pyrethrum. See {Bertram}.] (Bot.) (a) A composite plant ({Anacyclus Pyrethrum}) of the Mediterranean region, having finely divided leaves and whitish flowers. The root is the officinal pellitory, and is used as an irritant and sialogogue. Called also {bertram}, and {pellitory of Spain}. (b) The feverfew ({Chrysanthemum Parthenium}); -- so called because it resembles the above. | |
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Bertram \Ber"tram\, n. [Corrupted fr. L. pyrethrum, Gr. [?] a hot spicy plant, fr. [?] fire.] (Bot.) Pellitory of Spain ({Anacyclus pyrethrum}). | |
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Birder \Bird"er\, n. A birdcatcher. | |
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Birthright \Birth"right`\, n. Any right, privilege, or possession to which a person is entitled by birth, such as an estate descendible by law to an heir, or civil liberty under a free constitution; esp. the rights or inheritance of the first born. Lest there be any . . . profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright. --Heb. xii. 16. | |
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Birthroot \Birth"root`\, n. (Bot.) An herbaceous plant ({Trillium erectum}), and its astringent rootstock, which is said to have medicinal properties. | |
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Birthwort \Birth"wort`\, n. A genus of herbs and shrubs ({Aristolochia}), reputed to have medicinal properties. | |
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Tivoli \Tiv"o*li\, n. [Prob. fr. Tivoli in Italy, a pleasure resort not far from Rome.] A game resembling bagatelle, played on a special oblong board or table ( {Tivoli} {board [or] table}), which has a curved upper end, a set of numbered compartments at the lower end, side alleys, and the surface studded with pins and sometimes furnished with numbered depressions or cups. | |
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Rule \Rule\, n. [OE. reule, riule, OF. riule, reule, F. r[82]gle, fr. L. regula a ruler, rule, model, fr. regere, rectum, to lead straight, to direct. See {Right}, a., and cf. {Regular}.] 1. That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a regulation; a prescription; a precept; as, the rules of various societies; the rules governing a school; a rule of etiquette or propriety; the rules of cricket. We profess to have embraced a religion which contains the most exact rules for the government of our lives. --Tillotson. 2. Hence: (a) Uniform or established course of things. 'T is against the rule of nature. --Shak. (b) Systematic method or practice; as, my ule is to rise at six o'clock. (c) Ordibary course of procedure; usual way; comon state or condition of things; as, it is a rule to which there are many exeptions. (d) Conduct in general; behavior. [Obs.] This uncivil rule; she shall know of it. --Shak. 3. The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control. Obey them that have the rule over you. --Heb. xiii. 17. His stern rule the groaning land obeyed. --Pope. 4. (Law) An order regulating the practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an action or a suit. --Wharton. 5. (Math.) A determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result; as, a rule for extracting the cube root. 6. (Gram.) A general principle concerning the formation or use of words, or a concise statement thereof; thus, it is a rule in England, that s or es, added to a noun in the singular number, forms the plural of that noun; but [bd]man[b8] forms its plural [bd]men[b8], and is an exception to the rule. 7. (a) A straight strip of wood, metal, or the like, which serves as a guide in drawing a straight line; a ruler. (b) A measuring instrument consisting of a graduated bar of wood, ivory, metal, or the like, which is usually marked so as to show inches and fractions of an inch, and jointed so that it may be folded compactly. A judicious artist will use his eye, but he will trust only to his rule. --South. 8. (Print.) (a) A thin plate of metal (usually brass) of the same height as the type, and used for printing lines, as between columns on the same page, or in tabular work. (b) A composing rule. See under {Conposing}. {As a rule}, as a general thing; in the main; usually; as, he behaves well, as a rule. {Board rule}, {Caliber rule}, etc. See under {Board}, {Caliber}, etc. {Rule joint}, a knuckle joint having shoulders that abut when the connected pieces come in line with each other, and thus permit folding in one direction only. {Rule of three} (Arith.), that rule which directs, when three terms are given, how to find a fourth, which shall have the same ratio to the third term as the second has to the first; proportion. See {Proportion}, 5 (b) . {Rule of thumb}, any rude process or operation, like that of using the thumb as a rule in measuring; hence, judgment and practical experience as distinguished from scientific knowledge. Syn: regulation; law; precept; maxim; guide; canon; order; method; direction; control; government; sway; empire. | |
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Board \Board\, n. [OE. bord, AS. bord board, shipboard; akin to bred plank, Icel. bor[?] board, side of a ship, Goth. f[?]tu-baurd]/> footstool, D. bord board, G. brett, bort. See def. 8. [root]92.] 1. A piece of timber sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth as compared with the thickness, -- used for building, etc. Note: When sawed thick, as over one and a half or two inches, it is usually called a plank. 2. A table to put food upon. Note: The term board answers to the modern table, but it was often movable, and placed on trestles. --Halliwell. Fruit of all kinds . . . She gathers, tribute large, and on the board Heaps with unsparing hand. --Milton. 3. Hence: What is served on a table as food; stated meals; provision; entertainment; -- usually as furnished for pay; as, to work for one's board; the price of board. 4. A table at which a council or court is held. Hence: A council, convened for business, or any authorized assembly or meeting, public or private; a number of persons appointed or elected to sit in council for the management or direction of some public or private business or trust; as, the Board of Admiralty; a board of trade; a board of directors, trustees, commissioners, etc. Both better acquainted with affairs than any other who sat then at that board. --Clarendon. We may judge from their letters to the board. --Porteus. 5. A square or oblong piece of thin wood or other material used for some special purpose, as, a molding board; a board or surface painted or arranged for a game; as, a chessboard; a backgammon board. 6. Paper made thick and stiff like a board, for book covers, etc.; pasteboard; as, to bind a book in boards. 7. pl. The stage in a theater; as, to go upon the boards, to enter upon the theatrical profession. 8. [In this use originally perh. a different word meaning border, margin; cf. D. boord, G. bord, shipboard, and G. borte trimming; also F. bord (fr. G.) the side of a ship. Cf. {Border}.] The border or side of anything. (Naut.) (a) The side of a ship. [bd]Now board to board the rival vessels row.[b8] --Dryden. See {On board}, below. (b) The stretch which a ship makes in one tack. Note: Board is much used adjectively or as the last part of a compound; as, fir board, clapboard, floor board, shipboard, sideboard, ironing board, chessboard, cardboard, pasteboard, seaboard; board measure. {The American Board}, a shortened form of [bd]The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions[b8] (the foreign missionary society of the American Congregational churches). {Bed and board}. See under {Bed}. {Board and board} (Naut.), side by side. {Board of control}, six privy councilors formerly appointed to superintend the affairs of the British East Indies. --Stormonth. {Board rule}, a figured scale for finding without calculation the number of square feet in a board. --Haldeman. {Board of trade}, in England, a committee of the privy council appointed to superintend matters relating to trade. In the United States, a body of men appointed for the advancement and protection of their business interests; a chamber of commerce. {Board wages}. (a) Food and lodging supplied as compensation for services; as, to work hard, and get only board wages. (b) Money wages which are barely sufficient to buy food and lodging. (c) A separate or special allowance of wages for the procurement of food, or food and lodging. --Dryden. {By the board}, over the board, or side. [bd]The mast went by the board.[b8] --Totten. Hence (Fig.), {To go by the board}, to suffer complete destruction or overthrow. {To enter on the boards}, to have one's name inscribed on a board or tablet in a college as a student. [Cambridge, England.] [bd]Having been entered on the boards of Trinity college.[b8] --Hallam. {To make a good board} (Naut.), to sail in a straight line when close-hauled; to lose little to leeward. {To make short boards}, to tack frequently. {On board}. (a) On shipboard; in a ship or a boat; on board of; as, I came on board early; to be on board ship. (b) In or into a railway car or train. [Colloq. U. S.] {Returning board}, a board empowered to canvass and make an official statement of the votes cast at an election. [U.S.] | |
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Boarder \Board"er\, n. 1. One who has food statedly at another's table, or meals and lodgings in his house, for pay, or compensation of any kind. 2. (Naut.) One who boards a ship; one selected to board an enemy's ship. --Totten. | |
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Bordar \Bord"ar\, n. [LL. bordarius, fr. borda a cottage; of uncertain origin.] A villein who rendered menial service for his cottage; a cottier. The cottar, the bordar, and the laborer were bound to aid in the work of the home farm. --J. R. Green. | |
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Border \Bor"der\, n. [OE. bordure, F. bordure, fr. border to border, fr. bord a border; of German origin; cf. MHG. borte border, trimming, G. borte trimming, ribbon; akin to E. board in sense 8. See {Board}, n., and cf. {Bordure}.] 1. The outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden, etc.; margin; verge; brink. Upon the borders of these solitudes. --Bentham. In the borders of death. --Barrow. 2. A boundary; a frontier of a state or of the settled part of a country; a frontier district. 3. A strip or stripe arranged along or near the edge of something, as an ornament or finish. 4. A narrow flower bed. {Border land}, land on the frontiers of two adjoining countries; debatable land; -- often used figuratively; as, the border land of science. {The Border}, {The Borders}, specifically, the frontier districts of Scotland and England which lie adjacent. {Over the border}, across the boundary line or frontier. Syn: Edge; verge; brink; margin; brim; rim; boundary; confine. | |
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Border \Bor"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bordered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bordering}.] 1. To touch at the edge or boundary; to be contiguous or adjacent; -- with on or upon as, Connecticut borders on Massachusetts. 2. To approach; to come near to; to verge. Wit which borders upon profaneness deserves to be branded as folly. --Abp. Tillotson. | |
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Border \Bor"der\, v. t. 1. To make a border for; to furnish with a border, as for ornament; as, to border a garment or a garden. 2. To be, or to have, contiguous to; to touch, or be touched, as by a border; to be, or to have, near the limits or boundary; as, the region borders a forest, or is bordered on the north by a forest. The country is bordered by a broad tract called the [bd]hot region.[b8] --Prescott. Shebah and Raamah . . . border the sea called the Persian gulf. --Sir W. Raleigh. 3. To confine within bounds; to limit. [Obs.] That nature, which contemns its origin, Can not be bordered certain in itself. --Shak. | |
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Border \Bor"der\, n. [OE. bordure, F. bordure, fr. border to border, fr. bord a border; of German origin; cf. MHG. borte border, trimming, G. borte trimming, ribbon; akin to E. board in sense 8. See {Board}, n., and cf. {Bordure}.] 1. The outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden, etc.; margin; verge; brink. Upon the borders of these solitudes. --Bentham. In the borders of death. --Barrow. 2. A boundary; a frontier of a state or of the settled part of a country; a frontier district. 3. A strip or stripe arranged along or near the edge of something, as an ornament or finish. 4. A narrow flower bed. {Border land}, land on the frontiers of two adjoining countries; debatable land; -- often used figuratively; as, the border land of science. {The Border}, {The Borders}, specifically, the frontier districts of Scotland and England which lie adjacent. {Over the border}, across the boundary line or frontier. Syn: Edge; verge; brink; margin; brim; rim; boundary; confine. | |
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Friar \Fri"ar\, n. [OR. frere, F. fr[8a]re brother, friar, fr. L. frater brother. See {Brother}.] 1. (R. C. Ch.) A brother or member of any religious order, but especially of one of the four mendicant orders, viz: {(a) Minors, Gray Friars, or Franciscans.} {(b) Augustines}. {(c) Dominicans or Black Friars.} {(d) White Friars or Carmelites.} See these names in the Vocabulary. 2. (Print.) A white or pale patch on a printed page. 3. (Zo[94]l.) An American fish; the silversides. {Friar bird} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian bird ({Tropidorhynchus corniculatus}), having the head destitute of feathers; -- called also {coldong}, {leatherhead}, {pimlico}; {poor soldier}, and {four-o'clock}. The name is also applied to several other species of the same genus. {Friar's balsam} (Med.), a stimulating application for wounds and ulcers, being an alcoholic solution of benzoin, styrax, tolu balsam, and aloes; compound tincture of benzoin. --Brande & C. {Friar's cap} (Bot.), the monkshood. {Friar's cowl} (Bot.), an arumlike plant ({Arisarum vulgare}) with a spathe or involucral leaf resembling a cowl. {Friar's lantern}, the ignis fatuus or Will-o'-the-wisp. --Milton. {Friar skate} (Zo[94]l.), the European white or sharpnosed skate ({Raia alba}); -- called also {Burton skate}, {border ray}, {scad}, and {doctor}. | |
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d8Bordereau \[d8]Bor`de*reau"\, n.; pl. {Bordereaux}. [F.] A note or memorandum, esp. one containing an enumeration of documents. | |
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Border \Bor"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bordered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bordering}.] 1. To touch at the edge or boundary; to be contiguous or adjacent; -- with on or upon as, Connecticut borders on Massachusetts. 2. To approach; to come near to; to verge. Wit which borders upon profaneness deserves to be branded as folly. --Abp. Tillotson. | |
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Borderer \Bor"der*er\, n. One who dwells on a border, or at the extreme part or confines of a country, region, or tract of land; one who dwells near to a place or region. Borderers of the Caspian. --Dyer. | |
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Border \Bor"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bordered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bordering}.] 1. To touch at the edge or boundary; to be contiguous or adjacent; -- with on or upon as, Connecticut borders on Massachusetts. 2. To approach; to come near to; to verge. Wit which borders upon profaneness deserves to be branded as folly. --Abp. Tillotson. | |
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Bordrag \Bord"rag\, Bordraging \Bord"ra`ging\, n. [Perh. from OE. bord, for border + raging. Cf. {Bodrage}.] An incursion upon the borders of a country; a raid. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
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Bordrag \Bord"rag\, Bordraging \Bord"ra`ging\, n. [Perh. from OE. bord, for border + raging. Cf. {Bodrage}.] An incursion upon the borders of a country; a raid. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
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Bordure \Bor"dure\, n. [F. bordure. See {Border}, n.] (Her.) A border one fifth the width of the shield, surrounding the field. It is usually plain, but may be charged. | |
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Bourder \Bourd"er\, n. A jester. [Obs.] | |
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Bread \Bread\, n. [AS. bre[a0]d; akin to OFries. br[be]d, OS. br[?]d, D. brood, G. brod, brot, Icel. brau[?], Sw. & Dan. br[94]d. The root is probably that of E. brew. [?] See {Brew}.] 1. An article of food made from flour or meal by moistening, kneading, and baking. Note: {Raised bread} is made with yeast, salt, and sometimes a little butter or lard, and is mixed with warm milk or water to form the dough, which, after kneading, is given time to rise before baking. {Cream of tartar bread} is raised by the action of an alkaline carbonate or bicarbonate (as saleratus or ammonium bicarbonate) and cream of tartar (acid tartrate of potassium) or some acid. {Unleavened bread} is usually mixed with water and salt only. {A[89]rated bread}. See under {A[89]rated}. {Bread and butter} (fig.), means of living. {Brown bread}, {Indian bread}, {Graham bread}, {Rye and Indian bread}. See {Brown bread}, under {Brown}. {Bread tree}. See {Breadfruit}. 2. Food; sustenance; support of life, in general. Give us this day our daily bread. --Matt. vi. 11 | |
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Breadfruit \Bread"fruit`\, n. (Bot.) 1. The fruit of a tree ({Artocarpus incisa}) found in the islands of the Pacific, esp. the South Sea islands. It is of a roundish form, from four to six or seven inches in diameter, and, when baked, somewhat resembles bread, and is eaten as food, whence the name. 2. (Bot.) The tree itself, which is one of considerable size, with large, lobed leaves. Cloth is made from the bark, and the timber is used for many purposes. Called also {breadfruit tree} and {bread tree}. | |
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Bread \Bread\, n. [AS. bre[a0]d; akin to OFries. br[be]d, OS. br[?]d, D. brood, G. brod, brot, Icel. brau[?], Sw. & Dan. br[94]d. The root is probably that of E. brew. [?] See {Brew}.] 1. An article of food made from flour or meal by moistening, kneading, and baking. Note: {Raised bread} is made with yeast, salt, and sometimes a little butter or lard, and is mixed with warm milk or water to form the dough, which, after kneading, is given time to rise before baking. {Cream of tartar bread} is raised by the action of an alkaline carbonate or bicarbonate (as saleratus or ammonium bicarbonate) and cream of tartar (acid tartrate of potassium) or some acid. {Unleavened bread} is usually mixed with water and salt only. {A[89]rated bread}. See under {A[89]rated}. {Bread and butter} (fig.), means of living. {Brown bread}, {Indian bread}, {Graham bread}, {Rye and Indian bread}. See {Brown bread}, under {Brown}. {Bread tree}. See {Breadfruit}. 2. Food; sustenance; support of life, in general. Give us this day our daily bread. --Matt. vi. 11 | |
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Breadfruit \Bread"fruit`\, n. (Bot.) 1. The fruit of a tree ({Artocarpus incisa}) found in the islands of the Pacific, esp. the South Sea islands. It is of a roundish form, from four to six or seven inches in diameter, and, when baked, somewhat resembles bread, and is eaten as food, whence the name. 2. (Bot.) The tree itself, which is one of considerable size, with large, lobed leaves. Cloth is made from the bark, and the timber is used for many purposes. Called also {breadfruit tree} and {bread tree}. | |
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Breadroot \Bread`root"\, n. (Bot.) The root of a leguminous plant ({Psoralea esculenta}), found near the Rocky Mountains. It is usually oval in form, and abounds in farinaceous matter, affording sweet and palatable food. Note: It is the Pomme blanche of Canadian voyageurs. | |
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Breather \Breath"er\, n. 1. One who breathes. Hence: (a) One who lives. (b) One who utters. (c) One who animates or inspires. 2. That which puts one out of breath, as violent exercise. [Colloq.] | |
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Arms \Arms\, n. pl. [OE. armes, F. arme, pl. armes, fr. L. arma, pl., arms, orig. fittings, akin to armus shoulder, and E. arm. See {Arm}, n.] 1. Instruments or weapons of offense or defense. He lays down his arms, but not his wiles. --Milton. Three horses and three goodly suits of arms. --Tennyson. 2. The deeds or exploits of war; military service or science. [bd]Arms and the man I sing.[b8] --Dryden. 3. (Law) Anything which a man takes in his hand in anger, to strike or assault another with; an aggressive weapon. --Cowell. Blackstone. 4. (Her.) The ensigns armorial of a family, consisting of figures and colors borne in shields, banners, etc., as marks of dignity and distinction, and descending from father to son. 5. (Falconry) The legs of a hawk from the thigh to the foot. --Halliwell. {Bred to arms}, educated to the profession of a soldier. {In arms}, armed for war; in a state of hostility. {Small arms}, portable firearms known as muskets, rifles, carbines, pistols, etc. {A stand of arms}, a complete set for one soldier, as a musket, bayonet, cartridge box and belt; frequently, the musket and bayonet alone. {To arms}! a summons to war or battle. {Under arms}, armed and equipped and in readiness for battle, or for a military parade. {Arm's end}, {Arm's length}, {Arm's reach}. See under {Arm}. | |
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Bred \Bred\, imp. & p. p. of {Breed}. {Bred out}, degenerated. [bd]The strain of man's bred out into baboon and monkey.[b8] --Shak. {Bred to arms}. See under {Arms}. {Well bred}. (a) Of a good family; having a good pedigree. [bd]A gentleman well bred and of good name.[b8] --Shak. [Obs., except as applied to domestic animals.] (b) Well brought up, as shown in having good manners; cultivated; refined; polite. | |
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Breeder \Breed"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, breeds, produces, brings up, etc. She was a great breeder. --Dr. A. Carlyle. Italy and Rome have been the best breeders of worthy men. --Ascham. 2. A cause. [bd]The breeder of my sorrow.[b8] --Shak. | |
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Plymouth Brethren \Plym"outh Breth"ren\ The members of a religious sect which first appeared at Plymouth, England, about 1830. They protest against sectarianism, and reject all official ministry or clergy. Also called {Brethren}, {Christian Brethren}, {Plymouthists}, etc. The {Darbyites} are a division of the Brethren. | |
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Dunker \Dun"ker\, n. [G. tunken to dip.] One of a religious denomination whose tenets and practices are mainly those of the Baptists, but partly those of the Quakers; -- called also {Tunkers}, {Dunkards}, {Dippers}, and, by themselves, {Brethren}, and {German Baptists}. Note: The denomination was founded in Germany in 1708, but after a few years the members emigrated to the United States. {Seventh-day Dunkers}, a sect which separated from the Dunkers and formed a community, in 1728. They keep the seventh day or Saturday as the Sabbath. | |
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Brother \Broth"er\ (br[ucr][th]"[etil]r), n.; pl. {Brothers} (br[ucr][th]"[etil]rz) or {Brethren} (br[ecr][th]"r[ecr]n). See {Brethren}. [OE. brother, AS. br[d3][edh]or; akin to OS. brothar, D. broeder, OHG. pruodar, G. bruder, Icel. br[d3][edh]ir, Sw. & Dan. broder, Goth. br[d3][thorn]ar, Ir. brathair, W. brawd, pl. brodyr, Lith. brolis, Lett. brahlis, Russ. brat', Pol. & Serv. brat, OSlav. bratr[ucr], L. frater, Skr. bhr[be]t[rsdot], Zend bratar brother, Gr. fra`thr, fra`twr, a clansman. The common plural is {Brothers}; in the solemn style, {Brethren}, OE. pl. brether, bretheren, AS. dat. sing. br[c7][edh]er, nom. pl. br[d3][edh]or, br[d3][edh]ru. [root]258. Cf. {Friar}, {Fraternal}.] 1. A male person who has the same father and mother with another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter case he is more definitely called a half brother, or brother of the half blood. Two of us in the churchyard lie, My sister and my brother. --Wordsworth. 2. One related or closely united to another by some common tie or interest, as of rank, profession, membership in a society, toil, suffering, etc.; -- used among judges, clergymen, monks, physicians, lawyers, professors of religion, etc. [bd]A brother of your order.[b8] --Shak. We few, we happy few, we band of brothers, For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother. --Shak. 3. One who, or that which, resembles another in distinctive qualities or traits of character. He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. --Prov. xviii. 9. That April morn Of this the very brother. --Wordsworth. Note: In Scripture, the term brother is applied to a kinsman by blood more remote than a son of the same parents, as in the case of Abraham and Lot, Jacob and Laban. In a more general sense, brother or brethren is used for fellow-man or fellow-men. For of whom such massacre Make they but of their brethren, men of men? --Milton. {Brother Jonathan}, a humorous designation for the people of the United States collectively. The phrase is said to have originated from Washington's referring to the patriotic Jonathan Trumbull, governor of Connecticut, as [bd]Brother Jonathan.[b8] {Blood brother}. See under {Blood}. | |
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Brethren \Breth"ren\, n.; pl. of {Brother}. Note: This form of the plural is used, for the most part, in solemn address, and in speaking of religious sects or fraternities, or their members. | |
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Holy cross \Ho"ly cross"\ (?; 115). The cross as the symbol of Christ's crucifixion. {Congregation of the Holy Cross} (R. C. Ch.), a community of lay brothers and priests, in France and the United States, engaged chiefly in teaching and manual Labor. Originally called {Brethren of St. Joseph}. The Sisters of the Holy Cross engage in similar work. --Addis & Arnold. {Holy-cross day}, the fourteenth of September, observed as a church festival, in memory of the exaltation of our Savior's cross. | |
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Arrow \Ar"row\, n. [OE. arewe, AS. arewe, earh; akin to Icel. [94]r, [94]rvar, Goth. arhwazna, and perh. L. arcus bow. Cf. {Arc}.] A missile weapon of offense, slender, pointed, and usually feathered and barbed, to be shot from a bow. {Broad arrow}. (a) An arrow with a broad head. (b) A mark placed upon British ordnance and government stores, which bears a rude resemblance to a broad arrowhead. | |
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Broad \Broad\, a. [Compar. {Broader}; superl. {Broadest}.] [OE. brod, brad, AS. br[be]d; akin to OS. br[c7]d, D. breed, G. breit, Icel. brei[?]r, Sw. & Dan. bred, Goth. braids. Cf. {Breadth}.] 1. Wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; -- opposed to {narrow}; as, a broad street, a broad table; an inch broad. 2. Extending far and wide; extensive; vast; as, the broad expanse of ocean. 3. Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full. [bd]Broad and open day.[b8] --Bp. Porteus. 4. Fig.: Having a large measure of any thing or quality; not limited; not restrained; -- applied to any subject, and retaining the literal idea more or less clearly, the precise meaning depending largely on the substantive. A broad mixture of falsehood. --Locke. Note: Hence: 5. Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged. The words in the Constitution are broad enough to include the case. --D. Daggett. In a broad, statesmanlike, and masterly way. --E. Everett. 6. Plain; evident; as, a broad hint. 7. Free; unrestrained; unconfined. As broad and general as the casing air. --Shak. 8. (Fine Arts) Characterized by breadth. See {Breadth}. 9. Cross; coarse; indelicate; as, a broad compliment; a broad joke; broad humor. 10. Strongly marked; as, a broad Scotch accent. Note: Broad is often used in compounds to signify wide, large, etc.; as, broad-chested, broad-shouldered, broad-spreading, broad-winged. {Broad acres}. See under {Acre}. {Broad arrow}, originally a pheon. See {Pheon}, and {Broad arrow} under {Arrow}. {As broad as long}, having the length equal to the breadth; hence, the same one way as another; coming to the same result by different ways or processes. It is as broad as long, whether they rise to others, or bring others down to them. --L'Estrange. {Broad pennant}. See under {Pennant}. Syn: Wide; large; ample; expanded; spacious; roomy; extensive; vast; comprehensive; liberal. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Broad \Broad\, a. [Compar. {Broader}; superl. {Broadest}.] [OE. brod, brad, AS. br[be]d; akin to OS. br[c7]d, D. breed, G. breit, Icel. brei[?]r, Sw. & Dan. bred, Goth. braids. Cf. {Breadth}.] 1. Wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; -- opposed to {narrow}; as, a broad street, a broad table; an inch broad. 2. Extending far and wide; extensive; vast; as, the broad expanse of ocean. 3. Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full. [bd]Broad and open day.[b8] --Bp. Porteus. 4. Fig.: Having a large measure of any thing or quality; not limited; not restrained; -- applied to any subject, and retaining the literal idea more or less clearly, the precise meaning depending largely on the substantive. A broad mixture of falsehood. --Locke. Note: Hence: 5. Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged. The words in the Constitution are broad enough to include the case. --D. Daggett. In a broad, statesmanlike, and masterly way. --E. Everett. 6. Plain; evident; as, a broad hint. 7. Free; unrestrained; unconfined. As broad and general as the casing air. --Shak. 8. (Fine Arts) Characterized by breadth. See {Breadth}. 9. Cross; coarse; indelicate; as, a broad compliment; a broad joke; broad humor. 10. Strongly marked; as, a broad Scotch accent. Note: Broad is often used in compounds to signify wide, large, etc.; as, broad-chested, broad-shouldered, broad-spreading, broad-winged. {Broad acres}. See under {Acre}. {Broad arrow}, originally a pheon. See {Pheon}, and {Broad arrow} under {Arrow}. {As broad as long}, having the length equal to the breadth; hence, the same one way as another; coming to the same result by different ways or processes. It is as broad as long, whether they rise to others, or bring others down to them. --L'Estrange. {Broad pennant}. See under {Pennant}. Syn: Wide; large; ample; expanded; spacious; roomy; extensive; vast; comprehensive; liberal. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Broad-horned \Broad"-horned`\, a. Having horns spreading widely. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Broider \Broid"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Broidered}.] [OE. broiden, brouden, F. broder, confused with E. braid; F. broder is either the same word as border to border (see {Border}), or perh. of Celtic origin; cf. W. brathu to sting, stab, Ir. & Gael. brod goad, prickle, OE. brod a goad; and also Icel. broddr a spike, a sting, AS. brord a point.] To embroider. [Archaic] They shall make a broidered coat. --Ex. xxviii. 4. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Broider \Broid"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Broidered}.] [OE. broiden, brouden, F. broder, confused with E. braid; F. broder is either the same word as border to border (see {Border}), or perh. of Celtic origin; cf. W. brathu to sting, stab, Ir. & Gael. brod goad, prickle, OE. brod a goad; and also Icel. broddr a spike, a sting, AS. brord a point.] To embroider. [Archaic] They shall make a broidered coat. --Ex. xxviii. 4. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Broiderer \Broid"er*er\, n. One who embroiders. [Archaic] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Broidery \Broid"er*y\, n. Embroidery. [Archaic] The golden broidery tender Milkah wove. --Tickell. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Brother \Broth"er\ (br[ucr][th]"[etil]r), n.; pl. {Brothers} (br[ucr][th]"[etil]rz) or {Brethren} (br[ecr][th]"r[ecr]n). See {Brethren}. [OE. brother, AS. br[d3][edh]or; akin to OS. brothar, D. broeder, OHG. pruodar, G. bruder, Icel. br[d3][edh]ir, Sw. & Dan. broder, Goth. br[d3][thorn]ar, Ir. brathair, W. brawd, pl. brodyr, Lith. brolis, Lett. brahlis, Russ. brat', Pol. & Serv. brat, OSlav. bratr[ucr], L. frater, Skr. bhr[be]t[rsdot], Zend bratar brother, Gr. fra`thr, fra`twr, a clansman. The common plural is {Brothers}; in the solemn style, {Brethren}, OE. pl. brether, bretheren, AS. dat. sing. br[c7][edh]er, nom. pl. br[d3][edh]or, br[d3][edh]ru. [root]258. Cf. {Friar}, {Fraternal}.] 1. A male person who has the same father and mother with another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter case he is more definitely called a half brother, or brother of the half blood. Two of us in the churchyard lie, My sister and my brother. --Wordsworth. 2. One related or closely united to another by some common tie or interest, as of rank, profession, membership in a society, toil, suffering, etc.; -- used among judges, clergymen, monks, physicians, lawyers, professors of religion, etc. [bd]A brother of your order.[b8] --Shak. We few, we happy few, we band of brothers, For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother. --Shak. 3. One who, or that which, resembles another in distinctive qualities or traits of character. He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. --Prov. xviii. 9. That April morn Of this the very brother. --Wordsworth. Note: In Scripture, the term brother is applied to a kinsman by blood more remote than a son of the same parents, as in the case of Abraham and Lot, Jacob and Laban. In a more general sense, brother or brethren is used for fellow-man or fellow-men. For of whom such massacre Make they but of their brethren, men of men? --Milton. {Brother Jonathan}, a humorous designation for the people of the United States collectively. The phrase is said to have originated from Washington's referring to the patriotic Jonathan Trumbull, governor of Connecticut, as [bd]Brother Jonathan.[b8] {Blood brother}. See under {Blood}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Brother \Broth"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brothered}.] To make a brother of; to call or treat as a brother; to admit to a brotherhood. --Sir W. Scott. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Brother german \Broth"er ger"man\ (Law) A brother by both the father's and mother's side, in contradistinction to a {uterine brother}, one by the mother only. --Bouvier. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
German \Ger"man\, a. [OE. german, germain, F. germain, fr. L. germanus full, own (said of brothers and sisters who have the same parents); akin to germen germ. Cf. {Germ}, {Germane}.] Nearly related; closely akin. Wert thou a leopard, thou wert german to the lion. --Shak. {Brother german}. See {Brother german}. {Cousins german}. See the Note under {Cousin}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Brother \Broth"er\ (br[ucr][th]"[etil]r), n.; pl. {Brothers} (br[ucr][th]"[etil]rz) or {Brethren} (br[ecr][th]"r[ecr]n). See {Brethren}. [OE. brother, AS. br[d3][edh]or; akin to OS. brothar, D. broeder, OHG. pruodar, G. bruder, Icel. br[d3][edh]ir, Sw. & Dan. broder, Goth. br[d3][thorn]ar, Ir. brathair, W. brawd, pl. brodyr, Lith. brolis, Lett. brahlis, Russ. brat', Pol. & Serv. brat, OSlav. bratr[ucr], L. frater, Skr. bhr[be]t[rsdot], Zend bratar brother, Gr. fra`thr, fra`twr, a clansman. The common plural is {Brothers}; in the solemn style, {Brethren}, OE. pl. brether, bretheren, AS. dat. sing. br[c7][edh]er, nom. pl. br[d3][edh]or, br[d3][edh]ru. [root]258. Cf. {Friar}, {Fraternal}.] 1. A male person who has the same father and mother with another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter case he is more definitely called a half brother, or brother of the half blood. Two of us in the churchyard lie, My sister and my brother. --Wordsworth. 2. One related or closely united to another by some common tie or interest, as of rank, profession, membership in a society, toil, suffering, etc.; -- used among judges, clergymen, monks, physicians, lawyers, professors of religion, etc. [bd]A brother of your order.[b8] --Shak. We few, we happy few, we band of brothers, For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother. --Shak. 3. One who, or that which, resembles another in distinctive qualities or traits of character. He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. --Prov. xviii. 9. That April morn Of this the very brother. --Wordsworth. Note: In Scripture, the term brother is applied to a kinsman by blood more remote than a son of the same parents, as in the case of Abraham and Lot, Jacob and Laban. In a more general sense, brother or brethren is used for fellow-man or fellow-men. For of whom such massacre Make they but of their brethren, men of men? --Milton. {Brother Jonathan}, a humorous designation for the people of the United States collectively. The phrase is said to have originated from Washington's referring to the patriotic Jonathan Trumbull, governor of Connecticut, as [bd]Brother Jonathan.[b8] {Blood brother}. See under {Blood}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Full \Full\, a. [Compar. {Fuller}; superl. {Fullest}.] [OE. & AS. ful; akin to OS. ful, D. vol, OHG. fol, G. voll, Icel. fullr, Sw. full, Dan. fuld, Goth. fulls, L. plenus, Gr. [?], Skr. p[?]rna full, pr[?] to fill, also to Gr. [?] much, E. poly-, pref., G. viel, AS. fela. [root]80. Cf. {Complete}, {Fill}, {Plenary}, {Plenty}.] 1. Filled up, having within its limits all that it can contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; -- said primarily of hollow vessels, and hence of anything else; as, a cup full of water; a house full of people. Had the throne been full, their meeting would not have been regular. --Blackstone. 2. Abundantly furnished or provided; sufficient in. quantity, quality, or degree; copious; plenteous; ample; adequate; as, a full meal; a full supply; a full voice; a full compensation; a house full of furniture. 3. Not wanting in any essential quality; complete, entire; perfect; adequate; as, a full narrative; a person of full age; a full stop; a full face; the full moon. It came to pass, at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed. --Gen. xii. 1. The man commands Like a full soldier. --Shak. I can not Request a fuller satisfaction Than you have freely granted. --Ford. 4. Sated; surfeited. I am full of the burnt offerings of rams. --Is. i. 11. 5. Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge; stored with information. Reading maketh a full man. --Bacon. 6. Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it, as, to be full of some project. Every one is full of the miracles done by cold baths on decayed and weak constitutions. --Locke. 7. Filled with emotions. The heart is so full that a drop overfills it. --Lowell. 8. Impregnated; made pregnant. [Obs.] Ilia, the fair, . . . full of Mars. --Dryden. {At full}, when full or complete. --Shak. {Full age} (Law) the age at which one attains full personal rights; majority; -- in England and the United States the age of 21 years. --Abbott. {Full and by} (Naut.), sailing closehauled, having all the sails full, and lying as near the wind as poesible. {Full band} (Mus.), a band in which all the instruments are employed. {Full binding}, the binding of a book when made wholly of leather, as distinguished from half binding. {Full bottom}, a kind of wig full and large at the bottom. {Full} {brother [or] sister}, a brother or sister having the same parents as another. {Full cry} (Hunting), eager chase; -- said of hounds that have caught the scent, and give tongue together. {Full dress}, the dress prescribed by authority or by etiquette to be worn on occasions of ceremony. {Full hand} (Poker), three of a kind and a pair. {Full moon}. (a) The moon with its whole disk illuminated, as when opposite to the sun. (b) The time when the moon is full. {Full organ} (Mus.), the organ when all or most stops are out. {Full score} (Mus.), a score in which all the parts for voices and instruments are given. {Full sea}, high water. {Full swing}, free course; unrestrained liberty; [bd]Leaving corrupt nature to . . . the full swing and freedom of its own extravagant actings.[b8] South (Colloq.) {In full}, at length; uncontracted; unabridged; written out in words, and not indicated by figures. {In full blast}. See under {Blast}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Brother \Broth"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brothered}.] To make a brother of; to call or treat as a brother; to admit to a brotherhood. --Sir W. Scott. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Brotherhood \Broth"er*hood\, n. [Brother + -hood.] 1. The state of being brothers or a brother. 2. An association for any purpose, as a society of monks; a fraternity. 3. The whole body of persons engaged in the same business, -- especially those of the same profession; as, the legal or medical brotherhood. 4. Persons, and, poetically, things, of a like kind. A brotherhood of venerable trees. --Wordsworth. Syn: Fraternity; association; fellowship; sodality. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Brother-in-law \Broth"er-in-law`\, n.; pl. {Brothers-in-law}. The brother of one's husband or wife; also, the husband of one's sister; sometimes, the husband of one's wife's sister. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Brotherliness \Broth"er*li*ness\, n. The state or quality of being brotherly. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Brotherly \Broth"er*ly\, a. Of or pertaining to brothers; such as is natural for brothers; becoming to brothers; kind; affectionate; as, brotherly love. Syn: Fraternal; kind; affectionate; tender. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Brotherly \Broth"er*ly\, adv. Like a brother; affectionately; kindly. [bd]I speak but brotherly of him.[b8] --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Brother \Broth"er\ (br[ucr][th]"[etil]r), n.; pl. {Brothers} (br[ucr][th]"[etil]rz) or {Brethren} (br[ecr][th]"r[ecr]n). See {Brethren}. [OE. brother, AS. br[d3][edh]or; akin to OS. brothar, D. broeder, OHG. pruodar, G. bruder, Icel. br[d3][edh]ir, Sw. & Dan. broder, Goth. br[d3][thorn]ar, Ir. brathair, W. brawd, pl. brodyr, Lith. brolis, Lett. brahlis, Russ. brat', Pol. & Serv. brat, OSlav. bratr[ucr], L. frater, Skr. bhr[be]t[rsdot], Zend bratar brother, Gr. fra`thr, fra`twr, a clansman. The common plural is {Brothers}; in the solemn style, {Brethren}, OE. pl. brether, bretheren, AS. dat. sing. br[c7][edh]er, nom. pl. br[d3][edh]or, br[d3][edh]ru. [root]258. Cf. {Friar}, {Fraternal}.] 1. A male person who has the same father and mother with another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter case he is more definitely called a half brother, or brother of the half blood. Two of us in the churchyard lie, My sister and my brother. --Wordsworth. 2. One related or closely united to another by some common tie or interest, as of rank, profession, membership in a society, toil, suffering, etc.; -- used among judges, clergymen, monks, physicians, lawyers, professors of religion, etc. [bd]A brother of your order.[b8] --Shak. We few, we happy few, we band of brothers, For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother. --Shak. 3. One who, or that which, resembles another in distinctive qualities or traits of character. He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. --Prov. xviii. 9. That April morn Of this the very brother. --Wordsworth. Note: In Scripture, the term brother is applied to a kinsman by blood more remote than a son of the same parents, as in the case of Abraham and Lot, Jacob and Laban. In a more general sense, brother or brethren is used for fellow-man or fellow-men. For of whom such massacre Make they but of their brethren, men of men? --Milton. {Brother Jonathan}, a humorous designation for the people of the United States collectively. The phrase is said to have originated from Washington's referring to the patriotic Jonathan Trumbull, governor of Connecticut, as [bd]Brother Jonathan.[b8] {Blood brother}. See under {Blood}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dominican \Do*min"i*can\, n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of an order of mendicant monks founded by Dominic de Guzman, in 1215. A province of the order was established in England in 1221. The first foundation in the United States was made in 1807. The Master of the Sacred Palace at Rome is always a Dominican friar. The Dominicans are called also {preaching friars}, {friars preachers}, {black friars} (from their black cloak), {brothers of St. Mary}, and in France, {Jacobins}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Franciscan \Fran*cis"can\, a. [LL. Franciscus Francis: cf. F. franciscain.] (R. C. Ch.) Belonging to the Order of St. Francis of the Franciscans. {Franciscan Brothers}, pious laymen who devote themselves to useful works, such as manual labor schools, and other educational institutions; -- called also {Brothers of the Third Order of St. Francis}. {Franciscan Nuns}, nuns who follow the rule of t. Francis, esp. those of the Second Order of St. Francis, -- called also {Poor Clares} or {Minoresses}. {Franciscan Tertiaries}, the Third Order of St. Francis. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Brother-in-law \Broth"er-in-law`\, n.; pl. {Brothers-in-law}. The brother of one's husband or wife; also, the husband of one's sister; sometimes, the husband of one's wife's sister. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Barataria, LA (CDP, FIPS 4300) Location: 29.71559 N, 90.12412 W Population (1990): 1160 (496 housing units) Area: 11.5 sq km (land), 1.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 70036 | |
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Bertram, IA (city, FIPS 6175) Location: 41.95486 N, 91.53657 W Population (1990): 201 (80 housing units) Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Bertram, TX (city, FIPS 7864) Location: 30.74422 N, 98.05743 W Population (1990): 849 (383 housing units) Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 78605 | |
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Bertrand, MO (city, FIPS 4996) Location: 36.90898 N, 89.44967 W Population (1990): 692 (289 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 63823 Bertrand, NE (village, FIPS 4615) Location: 40.52667 N, 99.63269 W Population (1990): 708 (310 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68927 | |
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Burtrum, MN (city, FIPS 8902) Location: 45.86586 N, 94.68721 W Population (1990): 172 (81 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56318 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
buried treasure n. A surprising piece of code found in some program. While usually not wrong, it tends to vary from {crufty} to {bletcherous}, and has lain undiscovered only because it was functionally correct, however horrible it is. Used sarcastically, because what is found is anything _but_ treasure. Buried treasure almost always needs to be dug up and removed. "I just found that the scheduler sorts its queue using {bubble sort}! Buried treasure!" | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Bertrand (Named after the British mathematician Bertrand Russell (1872-1970)). Wm. Leler. Rule-based specification language based on augmented term rewriting. Used to implement constraint languages. The user must explicitly specify the tree-search and the constraint propagation. {(ftp://nexus.yorku.ca/pub/scheme/scm/bevan.shar)}. ["Constraint Programming Languages - Their Specification and Generation", W. Leler, A-W 1988, ISBN 0-201-06243-7]. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Bertrand Meyer The author of the {Eiffel} Language and many articles on {object-oriented} software techniques. (1995-03-01) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Bertrand Russell of {Russell's paradox}. (1995-03-27) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) An {Exterior Gateway Protocol} defined in {RFC 1267} and {RFC 1268}. Its design is based on experience gained with {Exterior Gateway Protocol} (EGP), as defined in {STD} 18, {RFC 904} and EGP usage in the {NSFNet} {backbone}, as described in RFCs 1092 and 1093. (1994-11-29) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
brouter A device which bridges some {packet}s (i.e. forwards based on {data link layer} information) and routes other packets (i.e. forwards based on {network layer} information). The {bridge}/{route} decision is based on configuration information. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
buried treasure A surprising piece of code found in some program. While usually not wrong, it tends to vary from crufty to bletcherous, and has lain undiscovered only because it was functionally correct, however horrible it is. Used sarcastically, because what is found is anything *but* treasure. Buried treasure almost always needs to be dug up and removed. "I just found that the scheduler sorts its queue using {bubble sort}! Buried treasure!" [{Jargon File}] | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Birthright (1.) This word denotes the special privileges and advantages belonging to the first-born son among the Jews. He became the priest of the family. Thus Reuben was the first-born of the patriarchs, and so the priesthood of the tribes belonged to him. That honour was, however, transferred by God from Reuben to Levi (Num. 3:12, 13; 8:18). (2.) The first-born son had allotted to him also a double portion of the paternal inheritance (Deut. 21:15-17). Reuben was, because of his undutiful conduct, deprived of his birth-right (Gen. 49:4; 1 Chr. 5:1). Esau transferred his birth-right to Jacob (Gen. 25:33). (3.) The first-born inherited the judicial authority of his father, whatever it might be (2 Chr. 21:3). By divine appointment, however, David excluded Adonijah in favour of Solomon. (4.) The Jews attached a sacred importance to the rank of "first-born" and "first-begotten" as applied to the Messiah (Rom. 8:29; Col. 1:18; Heb. 1:4-6). As first-born he has an inheritance superior to his brethren, and is the alone true priest. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Brother (1.) In the natural and common sense (Matt. 1:2; Luke 3:1, 19). (2.) A near relation, a cousin (Gen. 13:8; 14:16; Matt. 12:46; John 7:3; Acts 1:14; Gal. 1:19). (3.) Simply a fellow-countryman (Matt. 5:47; Acts 3:22; Heb. 7:5). (4.) A disciple or follower (Matt. 25:40; Heb. 2:11, 12). (5.) One of the same faith (Amos 1:9; Acts 9:30; 11:29; 1 Cor. 5:11); whence the early disciples of our Lord were known to each other as brethren. (6.) A colleague in office (Ezra 3:2; 1 Cor. 1:1; 2 Cor. 1:1). (7.) A fellow-man (Gen. 9:5; 19:7; Matt. 5:22, 23, 24; 7:5; Heb. 2:17). (8.) One beloved or closely united with another in affection (2 Sam. 1:26; Acts 6:3; 1 Thess. 5:1). Brethren of Jesus (Matt. 1:25; 12:46, 50: Mark 3:31, 32; Gal. 1:19; 1 Cor. 9:5, etc.) were probably the younger children of Joseph and Mary. Some have supposed that they may have been the children of Joseph by a former marriage, and others that they were the children of Mary, the Virgin's sister, and wife of Cleophas. The first interpretation, however, is the most natural. |