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   Brevibloc
         n 1: intravenous beta blocker (trade name Brevibloc) that acts
               for only a short time; used primarily for cardiac
               arrhythmias [syn: {esmolol}, {Brevibloc}]

English Dictionary: bribable by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
brewpub
n
  1. a combination brewery and restaurant; beer is brewed for consumption on the premises and served along with food
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bribable
adj
  1. capable of being corrupted; "corruptible judges"; "dishonest politicians"; "a purchasable senator"; "a venal police officer"
    Synonym(s): corruptible, bribable, dishonest, purchasable, venal
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Breviped \Brev"i*ped\, a. [L. brevis short + pes, pedis, foot:
      cf. F. br[82]vip[8a]de.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Having short legs. -- n. A breviped bird.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Brevipen \Brev"i*pen\, n. [L. brevis short + penna wing: cf. F.
      br[82]vipenne.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A brevipennate bird.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Brevipennate \Brev`i*pen"nate\, a. [L. brevis short + E.
      pennate.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Short-winged; -- applied to birds which can not fly, owing to
      their short wings, as the ostrich, cassowary, and emu.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bribable \Brib"a*ble\, a.
      Capable of being bribed.
  
               A more bribable class of electors.         --S. Edwards.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Brief \Brief\ (br[emac]f), n. [See {Brief}, a., and cf.
      {Breve}.]
      1. A short concise writing or letter; a statement in few
            words.
  
                     Bear this sealed brief, With winged hastle, to the
                     lord marshal.                                    --Shak.
  
                     And she told me In a sweet, verbal brief. --Shak.
  
      2. An epitome.
  
                     Each woman is a brief of womankind.   --Overbury.
  
      3. (Law) An abridgment or concise statement of a client's
            case, made out for the instruction of counsel in a trial
            at law. This word is applied also to a statement of the
            heads or points of a law argument.
  
                     It was not without some reference to it that I
                     perused many a brief.                        --Sir J.
                                                                              Stephen.
  
      Note: In England, the brief is prepared by the attorney; in
               the United States, counsel generally make up their own
               briefs.
  
      4. (Law) A writ; a breve. See {Breve}, n., 2.
  
      5. (Scots Law) A writ issuing from the chancery, directed to
            any judge ordinary, commanding and authorizing that judge
            to call a jury to inquire into the case, and upon their
            verdict to pronounce sentence.
  
      6. A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a
            collection or charitable contribution of money in
            churches, for any public or private purpose. [Eng.]
  
      {Apostolical brief}, a letter of the pope written on fine
            parchment in modern characters, subscribed by the
            secretary of briefs, dated [bd]a die Nativitatis,[b8] i.
            e., [bd]from the day of the Nativity,[b8] and sealed with
            the ring of the fisherman. It differs from a bull, in its
            parchment, written character, date, and seal. See {Bull}.
           
  
      {Brief of title}, an abstract or abridgment of all the deeds
            and other papers constituting the chain of title to any
            real estate.
  
      {In brief}, in a few words; in short; briefly. [bd]Open the
            matter in brief.[b8] --Shak.
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