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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Braving | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Brave \Brave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Braved} (br[amac]vd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Braving}.] 1. To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at defiance; to defy; to dare. These I can brave, but those I can not bear. --Dryden. 2. To adorn; to make fine or showy. [Obs.] Thou [a tailor whom Grunio was browbeating] hast braved meny men; brave not me; I'll neither be faced or braved. --Shak. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Braving \Brav"ing\, n. A bravado; a boast. With so proud a strain Of threats and bravings. --Chapman. | |
