broom palm : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

   bar-room plant
         n 1: evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown
               primarily as a foliage houseplant [syn: {aspidistra},
               {cast-iron plant}, {bar-room plant}, {Aspidistra elatio}]

English Dictionary: broom palm	by the DICT Development Group
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barium peroxide n a white toxic powder obtained by heating barium oxide in air Synonym(s): barium dioxide, barium peroxide
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barium protoxide n an oxide of barium; a whitish toxic powder [syn: {barium monoxide}, barium oxide, barium protoxide]
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barmbrack n a rich currant cake or bun
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Barnaba Chiaramonti n Italian pope from 1800 to 1823 who was humiliated by Napoleon and taken prisoner in 1809; he concluded a concordat with Napoleon and crowned him emperor of France; he returned to Rome in 1814 (1740-1823) Synonym(s): Pius VII, Barnaba Chiaramonti, Luigi Barnaba Gregorio Chiaramonti
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Barnaby's thistle n European weed having a winged stem and hairy leaves; adventive in the eastern United States Synonym(s): Barnaby's thistle, yellow star-thistle, Centaurea solstitialis
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barnburner n someone who burns down a barn an impressively successful event; "the rock concert was a real barnburner"
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barnful n the quantity that a barn will hold
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Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt n German naturalist who explored Central and South America and provided a comprehensive description of the physical universe (1769-1859) Synonym(s): Humboldt, Baron Alexander von Humboldt, Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt
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Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben n American Revolutionary leader (born in Prussia) who trained the troops under George Washington (1730-1794) Synonym(s): Steuben, Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben
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Baron Verulam n English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626) Synonym(s): Bacon, Francis Bacon, Sir Francis Bacon, Baron Verulam, 1st Baron Verulam, Viscount St. Albans
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Brahmaputra n an Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal [syn: Brahmaputra, Brahmaputra River]
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Brahmaputra River n an Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal [syn: Brahmaputra, Brahmaputra River]
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brain fever n meningitis caused by bacteria and often fatal [syn: cerebrospinal meningitis, epidemic meningitis, brain fever, cerebrospinal fever]
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brain wave n (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph Synonym(s): brainwave, brain wave, cortical potential
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brain-fag n exhaustion that affects mental keenness [syn: {mental exhaustion}, brain-fag]
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brainpan n the part of the skull that encloses the brain [syn: cranium, braincase, brainpan]
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brainpower n mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense" Synonym(s): brain, brainpower, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality, wit
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brainwave n (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph Synonym(s): brainwave, brain wave, cortical potential the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation Synonym(s): insight, brainstorm, brainwave
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bramble n any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines
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bramble bush n any prickly shrub of the genus Rubus bearing edible aggregate fruits
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brambling n Eurasian finch [syn: brambling, {Fringilla montifringilla}]
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brambly adj covered with brambles and ferns and other undergrowth Synonym(s): braky, brambly
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bran flake n wheat flake including the bran
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bran muffin n muffin containing bran
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brim over v flow or run over (a limit or brim) [syn: overflow, overrun, well over, run over, brim over]
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brimful adj filled to capacity; "a brimful cup"; "I am brimful of chowder"; "a child brimming over with curiosity"; "eyes brimming with tears" Synonym(s): brimful, brimfull, brimming
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brimfull adj filled to capacity; "a brimful cup"; "I am brimful of chowder"; "a child brimming over with curiosity"; "eyes brimming with tears" Synonym(s): brimful, brimfull, brimming
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Bromberg n an industrial city and river port in northern Poland [syn: Bydgoszcz, Bromberg]
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bromoform n colorless liquid haloform CHBr3 [syn: bromoform, tribromomethane]
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bromophenol blue n a dye used as an acid-base indicator [syn: {bromophenol blue}, bromphenol blue, tetrabromo- phenolsulfonephthalein]
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brompheniramine maleate n antihistamine (trade name Dimetane) used to treat hypersensitivity reactions (as rhinitis) Synonym(s): brompheniramine maleate, Dimetane
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bromphenol blue n a dye used as an acid-base indicator [syn: {bromophenol blue}, bromphenol blue, tetrabromo- phenolsulfonephthalein]
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brompton stock n European plant with racemes of sweet-scented flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental Synonym(s): brompton stock, Matthiola incana
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broom beard grass n handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumn Synonym(s): broom beard grass, prairie grass, wire grass, Andropogon scoparius, Schizachyrium scoparium
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broom palm n small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto Synonym(s): thatch palm, thatch tree, silver thatch, broom palm, Thrinax parviflora
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
brown bat n any of numerous medium to small insectivorous bats found worldwide in caves and trees and buildings
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brown bear n large ferocious bear of Eurasia [syn: brown bear, bruin, Ursus arctos]
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brown bells n California herb with brownish-purple or greenish bell- shaped flowers Synonym(s): brown bells, Fritillaria micrantha, Fritillaria parviflora
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brown bent n common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves [syn: velvet bent, velvet bent grass, brown bent, Rhode Island bent, dog bent, Agrostis canina]
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brown Betty n baked pudding of apples and breadcrumbs
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brown bread n bread made with whole wheat flour [syn: dark bread, whole wheat bread, whole meal bread, brown bread] dark steamed bread made of cornmeal wheat and flour with molasses and soda and milk or water Synonym(s): brown bread, Boston brown bread
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brown bullhead n freshwater catfish of eastern United States
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brown butter n clarified butter browned slowly and seasoned with vinegar or lemon juice and capers Synonym(s): brown butter, beurre noisette
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brown pine n large Australian tree with straight-grained yellow wood that turns brown on exposure Synonym(s): brown pine, Rockingham podocarp, Podocarpus elatus
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brown-black adj of black tinged with brown [syn: brown-black, brownish-black]
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brown-purple adj of dark purple tinted with brown [syn: brown-purple, brownish-purple]
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Brunfelsia n genus of tropical American shrubs grown for their flowers followed by fleshy berrylike fruits Synonym(s): Brunfelsia, genus Brunfelsia
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Brunfelsia americana n West Indian shrub with fragrant showy yellowish-white flowers Synonym(s): lady-of-the-night, Brunfelsia americana
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Bruno of Toul n German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054) Synonym(s): Leo IX, Bruno, Bruno of Toul
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Burma padauk n tree of India and Burma yielding a wood resembling mahogany Synonym(s): Burma padauk, Burmese rosewood, Pterocarpus macrocarpus
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burn bag n a bag into which secret documents are placed before being burned
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burn off v use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise" Synonym(s): burn off, burn, burn up clear land of its vegetation by burning it off
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burn plant n very short-stemmed plant with thick leaves with soothing mucilaginous juice; leaves develop spiny margins with maturity; native to Mediterranean region; grown widely in tropics and as houseplants Synonym(s): burn plant, Aloe vera
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burn up v burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity" Synonym(s): flare, flame up, blaze up, burn up use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise" Synonym(s): burn off, burn, burn up burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire; "The hut burned down"; "The mountain of paper went up in flames" Synonym(s): burn down, burn up, go up
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burnability n the quality of being capable of igniting and burning [syn: combustibility, combustibleness, burnability]
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burnable adj capable of burning [syn: burnable, ignitable, ignitible]
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burnup n a high-speed motorcycle race on a public road the amount of fuel used up (as in a nuclear reactor)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Barnabite \Bar"na*bite\, n. (Eccl. Hist.) A member of a religious order, named from St. Barnabas.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Barnburner \Barn"burn`er\, n. [So called in allusion to the fable of the man who burned his barn in order to rid it of rats.] A member of the radical section of the Democratic party in New York, about the middle of the 19th century, which was hostile to extension of slavery, public debts, corporate privileges, etc., and supported Van Buren against Cass for president in 1848; -- opposed to {Hunker}. [Political Cant, U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Baron \Bar"on\, n. [OE. baron, barun, OF. baron, accus. of ber, F. baron, prob. fr. OHG. baro (not found) bearer, akin to E. bear to support; cf. O. Frisian bere, LL. baro, It. barone, Sp. varon. From the meaning bearer (of burdens) seem to have come the senses strong man, man (in distinction from woman), which is the oldest meaning in French, and lastly, nobleman. Cf. L. baro, simpleton. See {Bear} to support.] 1. A title or degree of nobility; originally, the possessor of a fief, who had feudal tenants under him; in modern times, in France and Germany, a nobleman next in rank below a count; in England, a nobleman of the lowest grade in the House of Lords, being next below a viscount. Note: [bd]The tenants in chief from the Crown, who held lands of the annual value of four hundred pounds, were styled Barons; and it is to them, and not to the members of the lowest grade of the nobility (to whom the title at the present time belongs), that reference is made when we read of the Barons of the early days of England's history . . . . Barons are addressed as 'My Lord,' and are styled 'Right Honorable.' All their sons and daughters 'Honorable.'[b8] --Cussans. 2. (Old Law) A husband; as, baron and feme, husband and wife. [R.] --Cowell. {Baron of beef}, two sirloins not cut asunder at the backbone. {Barons of the Cinque Ports}, formerly members of the House of Commons, elected by the seven Cinque Ports, two for each port. {Baron of the exchequer}, the judges of the Court of Exchequer, one of the three ancient courts of England, now abolished.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cinque Ports \Cinque" Ports`\ [Cinque + port.] (Eng. Hist.) Five English ports, to which peculiar privileges were anciently accorded; -- viz., Hastings, Romney, Hythe, Dover, and Sandwich; afterwards increased by the addition of Winchelsea, Rye, and some minor places. {Baron of the Cinque Ports}. See under {Baron}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Baron \Bar"on\, n. [OE. baron, barun, OF. baron, accus. of ber, F. baron, prob. fr. OHG. baro (not found) bearer, akin to E. bear to support; cf. O. Frisian bere, LL. baro, It. barone, Sp. varon. From the meaning bearer (of burdens) seem to have come the senses strong man, man (in distinction from woman), which is the oldest meaning in French, and lastly, nobleman. Cf. L. baro, simpleton. See {Bear} to support.] 1. A title or degree of nobility; originally, the possessor of a fief, who had feudal tenants under him; in modern times, in France and Germany, a nobleman next in rank below a count; in England, a nobleman of the lowest grade in the House of Lords, being next below a viscount. Note: [bd]The tenants in chief from the Crown, who held lands of the annual value of four hundred pounds, were styled Barons; and it is to them, and not to the members of the lowest grade of the nobility (to whom the title at the present time belongs), that reference is made when we read of the Barons of the early days of England's history . . . . Barons are addressed as 'My Lord,' and are styled 'Right Honorable.' All their sons and daughters 'Honorable.'[b8] --Cussans. 2. (Old Law) A husband; as, baron and feme, husband and wife. [R.] --Cowell. {Baron of beef}, two sirloins not cut asunder at the backbone. {Barons of the Cinque Ports}, formerly members of the House of Commons, elected by the seven Cinque Ports, two for each port. {Baron of the exchequer}, the judges of the Court of Exchequer, one of the three ancient courts of England, now abolished.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Barren \Bar"ren\, a. [OE. barein, OF. brehaing, fem. brehaigne, baraigne, F. br[82]haigne; of uncertain origin; cf. Arm. br[82]kha[ntil], markha[ntil], sterile; LL. brana a sterile mare, principally in Aquitanian and Spanish documents; Bisc. barau, baru, fasting.] 1. Incapable of producing offspring; producing no young; sterile; -- said of women and female animals. She was barren of children. --Bp. Hall. 2. Not producing vegetation, or useful vegetation; [?]rile. [bd]Barren mountain tracts.[b8] --Macaulay. 3. Unproductive; fruitless; unprofitable; empty. Brilliant but barren reveries. --Prescott. Some schemes will appear barren of hints and matter. --Swift. 4. Mentally dull; stupid. --Shak. {Barren flower}, a flower which has only stamens without a pistil, or which as neither stamens nor pistils. {Barren Grounds} (Geog.), a vast tract in British America northward of the forest regions. {Barren Ground bear} (Zo[94]l.), a peculiar bear, inhabiting the Barren Grounds, now believed to be a variety of the brown bear of Europe. {Barren Ground caribou} (Zo[94]l.), a small reindeer ({Rangifer Gr[d2]nlandicus}) peculiar to the Barren Grounds and Greenland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Berna fly \Ber"na fly`\ (Zo[94]l.) A Brazilian dipterous insect of the genus {Trypeta}, which lays its eggs in the nostrils or in wounds of man and beast, where the larv[91] do great injury.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brahma \Brah"ma\, n. [See {Brahman}.] 1. (Hindoo Myth.) The One First Cause; also, one of the triad of Hindoo gods. The triad consists of Brahma, the Creator, Vishnu, the Preserver, and Siva, the Destroyer. Note: According to the Hindoo religious books, Brahma (with the final a short), or Brahm, is the Divine Essence, the One First Cause, the All in All, while the personal gods, Brahm[a0] (with the final a long), Vishnu, and Siva, are emanations or manifestations of Brahma the Divine Essence. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A valuable variety of large, domestic fowl, peculiar in having the comb divided lengthwise into three parts, and the legs well feathered. There are two breeds, the dark or penciled, and the light; -- called also {Brahmapootra}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brain \Brain\, n. [OE. brain, brein, AS. bragen, br[91]gen; akin to LG. br[84]gen, bregen, D. brein, and perh. to Gr. [?], the upper part of head, if [?] =[?]. [root]95.] 1. (Anat.) The whitish mass of soft matter (the center of the nervous system, and the seat of consciousness and volition) which is inclosed in the cartilaginous or bony cranium of vertebrate animals. It is simply the anterior termination of the spinal cord, and is developed from three embryonic vesicles, whose cavities are connected with the central canal of the cord; the cavities of the vesicles become the central cavities, or ventricles, and the walls thicken unequally and become the three segments, the fore-, mid-, and hind-brain. Note: In the brain of man the cerebral lobes, or largest part of the forebrain, are enormously developed so as to overhang the cerebellum, the great lobe of the hindbrain, and completely cover the lobes of the midbrain. The surface of the cerebrum is divided into irregular ridges, or convolutions, separated by grooves (the so-called fissures and sulci), and the two hemispheres are connected at the bottom of the longitudinal fissure by a great transverse band of nervous matter, the corpus callosum, while the two halves of the cerebellum are connected on the under side of the brain by the bridge, or pons Varolii. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The anterior or cephalic ganglion in insects and other invertebrates. 3. The organ or seat of intellect; hence, the understanding. [bd] My brain is too dull.[b8] --Sir W. Scott. Note: In this sense, often used in the plural. 4. The affections; fancy; imagination. [R.] --Shak. {To have on the brain}, to have constantly in one's thoughts, as a sort of monomania. [Low] {Brain box} [or] {case}, the bony on cartilaginous case inclosing the brain. {Brain coral}, {Brain stone coral} (Zo[94]l), a massive reef-building coral having the surface covered by ridges separated by furrows so as to resemble somewhat the surface of the brain, esp. such corals of the genera {M[91]andrina} and {Diploria}. {Brain fag} (Med.), brain weariness. See {Cerebropathy}. {Brain fever} (Med.), fever in which the brain is specially affected; any acute cerebral affection attended by fever. {Brain sand}, calcareous matter found in the pineal gland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fag \Fag\, v. t. 1. To tire by labor; to exhaust; as, he was almost fagged out. 2. Anything that fatigues. [R.] It is such a fag, I came back tired to death. --Miss Austen. {Brain fag}. (Med.) See {Cerebropathy}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brain \Brain\, n. [OE. brain, brein, AS. bragen, br[91]gen; akin to LG. br[84]gen, bregen, D. brein, and perh. to Gr. [?], the upper part of head, if [?] =[?]. [root]95.] 1. (Anat.) The whitish mass of soft matter (the center of the nervous system, and the seat of consciousness and volition) which is inclosed in the cartilaginous or bony cranium of vertebrate animals. It is simply the anterior termination of the spinal cord, and is developed from three embryonic vesicles, whose cavities are connected with the central canal of the cord; the cavities of the vesicles become the central cavities, or ventricles, and the walls thicken unequally and become the three segments, the fore-, mid-, and hind-brain. Note: In the brain of man the cerebral lobes, or largest part of the forebrain, are enormously developed so as to overhang the cerebellum, the great lobe of the hindbrain, and completely cover the lobes of the midbrain. The surface of the cerebrum is divided into irregular ridges, or convolutions, separated by grooves (the so-called fissures and sulci), and the two hemispheres are connected at the bottom of the longitudinal fissure by a great transverse band of nervous matter, the corpus callosum, while the two halves of the cerebellum are connected on the under side of the brain by the bridge, or pons Varolii. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The anterior or cephalic ganglion in insects and other invertebrates. 3. The organ or seat of intellect; hence, the understanding. [bd] My brain is too dull.[b8] --Sir W. Scott. Note: In this sense, often used in the plural. 4. The affections; fancy; imagination. [R.] --Shak. {To have on the brain}, to have constantly in one's thoughts, as a sort of monomania. [Low] {Brain box} [or] {case}, the bony on cartilaginous case inclosing the brain. {Brain coral}, {Brain stone coral} (Zo[94]l), a massive reef-building coral having the surface covered by ridges separated by furrows so as to resemble somewhat the surface of the brain, esp. such corals of the genera {M[91]andrina} and {Diploria}. {Brain fag} (Med.), brain weariness. See {Cerebropathy}. {Brain fever} (Med.), fever in which the brain is specially affected; any acute cerebral affection attended by fever. {Brain sand}, calcareous matter found in the pineal gland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cerebropathy \Cer`ebrop"athy\, n. [Cerebrum + Gr. [?] suffering.] (Med.) A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity, occurring in those whose brains have been unduly taxed; -- called also {brain fag}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fag \Fag\, v. t. 1. To tire by labor; to exhaust; as, he was almost fagged out. 2. Anything that fatigues. [R.] It is such a fag, I came back tired to death. --Miss Austen. {Brain fag}. (Med.) See {Cerebropathy}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brain \Brain\, n. [OE. brain, brein, AS. bragen, br[91]gen; akin to LG. br[84]gen, bregen, D. brein, and perh. to Gr. [?], the upper part of head, if [?] =[?]. [root]95.] 1. (Anat.) The whitish mass of soft matter (the center of the nervous system, and the seat of consciousness and volition) which is inclosed in the cartilaginous or bony cranium of vertebrate animals. It is simply the anterior termination of the spinal cord, and is developed from three embryonic vesicles, whose cavities are connected with the central canal of the cord; the cavities of the vesicles become the central cavities, or ventricles, and the walls thicken unequally and become the three segments, the fore-, mid-, and hind-brain. Note: In the brain of man the cerebral lobes, or largest part of the forebrain, are enormously developed so as to overhang the cerebellum, the great lobe of the hindbrain, and completely cover the lobes of the midbrain. The surface of the cerebrum is divided into irregular ridges, or convolutions, separated by grooves (the so-called fissures and sulci), and the two hemispheres are connected at the bottom of the longitudinal fissure by a great transverse band of nervous matter, the corpus callosum, while the two halves of the cerebellum are connected on the under side of the brain by the bridge, or pons Varolii. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The anterior or cephalic ganglion in insects and other invertebrates. 3. The organ or seat of intellect; hence, the understanding. [bd] My brain is too dull.[b8] --Sir W. Scott. Note: In this sense, often used in the plural. 4. The affections; fancy; imagination. [R.] --Shak. {To have on the brain}, to have constantly in one's thoughts, as a sort of monomania. [Low] {Brain box} [or] {case}, the bony on cartilaginous case inclosing the brain. {Brain coral}, {Brain stone coral} (Zo[94]l), a massive reef-building coral having the surface covered by ridges separated by furrows so as to resemble somewhat the surface of the brain, esp. such corals of the genera {M[91]andrina} and {Diploria}. {Brain fag} (Med.), brain weariness. See {Cerebropathy}. {Brain fever} (Med.), fever in which the brain is specially affected; any acute cerebral affection attended by fever. {Brain sand}, calcareous matter found in the pineal gland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cerebropathy \Cer`ebrop"athy\, n. [Cerebrum + Gr. [?] suffering.] (Med.) A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity, occurring in those whose brains have been unduly taxed; -- called also {brain fag}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brain \Brain\, n. [OE. brain, brein, AS. bragen, br[91]gen; akin to LG. br[84]gen, bregen, D. brein, and perh. to Gr. [?], the upper part of head, if [?] =[?]. [root]95.] 1. (Anat.) The whitish mass of soft matter (the center of the nervous system, and the seat of consciousness and volition) which is inclosed in the cartilaginous or bony cranium of vertebrate animals. It is simply the anterior termination of the spinal cord, and is developed from three embryonic vesicles, whose cavities are connected with the central canal of the cord; the cavities of the vesicles become the central cavities, or ventricles, and the walls thicken unequally and become the three segments, the fore-, mid-, and hind-brain. Note: In the brain of man the cerebral lobes, or largest part of the forebrain, are enormously developed so as to overhang the cerebellum, the great lobe of the hindbrain, and completely cover the lobes of the midbrain. The surface of the cerebrum is divided into irregular ridges, or convolutions, separated by grooves (the so-called fissures and sulci), and the two hemispheres are connected at the bottom of the longitudinal fissure by a great transverse band of nervous matter, the corpus callosum, while the two halves of the cerebellum are connected on the under side of the brain by the bridge, or pons Varolii. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The anterior or cephalic ganglion in insects and other invertebrates. 3. The organ or seat of intellect; hence, the understanding. [bd] My brain is too dull.[b8] --Sir W. Scott. Note: In this sense, often used in the plural. 4. The affections; fancy; imagination. [R.] --Shak. {To have on the brain}, to have constantly in one's thoughts, as a sort of monomania. [Low] {Brain box} [or] {case}, the bony on cartilaginous case inclosing the brain. {Brain coral}, {Brain stone coral} (Zo[94]l), a massive reef-building coral having the surface covered by ridges separated by furrows so as to resemble somewhat the surface of the brain, esp. such corals of the genera {M[91]andrina} and {Diploria}. {Brain fag} (Med.), brain weariness. See {Cerebropathy}. {Brain fever} (Med.), fever in which the brain is specially affected; any acute cerebral affection attended by fever. {Brain sand}, calcareous matter found in the pineal gland.
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Fever \Fe"ver\, n. [OE. fever, fefer, AS. fefer, fefor, L. febris: cf. F. fi[8a]vre. Cf. {Febrile}.] 1. (Med.) A diseased state of the system, marked by increased heat, acceleration of the pulse, and a general derangement of the functions, including usually, thirst and loss of appetite. Many diseases, of which fever is the most prominent symptom, are denominated fevers; as, typhoid fever; yellow fever. Note: Remitting fevers subside or abate at intervals; intermitting fevers intermit or entirely cease at intervals; continued or continual fevers neither remit nor intermit. 2. Excessive excitement of the passions in consequence of strong emotion; a condition of great excitement; as, this quarrel has set my blood in a fever. An envious fever Of pale and bloodless emulation. --Shak. After life's fitful fever he sleeps well. --Shak. {Brain fever}, {Continued fever}, etc. See under {Brain}, {Continued}, etc. {Fever and ague}, a form of fever recurring in paroxysms which are preceded by chills. It is of malarial origin. {Fever blister} (Med.), a blister or vesicle often found about the mouth in febrile states; a variety of herpes. {Fever bush} (Bot.), the wild allspice or spice bush. See {Spicewood}. {Fever powder}. Same as {Jame's powder}. {Fever root} (Bot.), an American herb of the genus {Triosteum} ({T. perfoliatum}); -- called also {feverwort} amd {horse gentian}. {Fever sore}, a carious ulcer or necrosis. --Miner.
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{To turn one's coat}, to change one's uniform or colors; to go over to the opposite party. {To turn one's goods} [or] {money}, and the like, to exchange in the course of trade; to keep in lively exchange or circulation; to gain or increase in trade. {To turn one's hand to}, to adapt or apply one's self to; to engage in. {To turn out}. (a) To drive out; to expel; as, to turn a family out of doors; to turn a man out of office. I'll turn you out of my kingdom. -- Shak. (b) to put to pasture, as cattle or horses. (c) To produce, as the result of labor, or any process of manufacture; to furnish in a completed state. (d) To reverse, as a pocket, bag, etc., so as to bring the inside to the outside; hence, to produce. (e) To cause to cease, or to put out, by turning a stopcock, valve, or the like; as, to turn out the lights. {To turn over}. (a) To change or reverse the position of; to overset; to overturn; to cause to roll over. (b) To transfer; as, to turn over business to another hand. (c) To read or examine, as a book, while, turning the leaves. [bd]We turned o'er many books together.[b8] --Shak. (d) To handle in business; to do business to the amount of; as, he turns over millions a year. [Colloq.] {To turn over a new leaf}. See under {Leaf}. {To turn tail}, to run away; to retreat ignominiously. {To turn the back}, to flee; to retreat. {To turn the back on} [or] {upon}, to treat with contempt; to reject or refuse unceremoniously. {To turn the corner}, to pass the critical stage; to get by the worst point; hence, to begin to improve, or to succeed. {To turn the die} [or] {dice}, to change fortune. {To turn the edge} [or] {point of}, to bend over the edge or point of so as to make dull; to blunt. {To turn the head} [or] {brain of}, to make giddy, wild, insane, or the like; to infatuate; to overthrow the reason or judgment of; as, a little success turned his head. {To turn the scale} [or] {balance}, to change the preponderance; to decide or determine something doubtful. {To turn the stomach of}, to nauseate; to sicken. {To turn the tables}, to reverse the chances or conditions of success or superiority; to give the advantage to the person or side previously at a disadvantage. {To turn tippet}, to make a change. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. {To turn to} {profit, advantage}, etc., to make profitable or advantageous. {To turn up}. (a) To turn so as to bring the bottom side on top; as, to turn up the trump. (b) To bring from beneath to the surface, as in plowing, digging, etc. (c) To give an upward curve to; to tilt; as, to turn up the nose. {To turn upon}, to retort; to throw back; as, to turn the arguments of an opponent upon himself. {To turn upside down}, to confuse by putting things awry; to throw into disorder. This house is turned upside down since Robin Ostler died. --Shak.
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Brainpan \Brain"pan`\, n. [Brain + pan.] The bones which inclose the brain; the skull; the cranium.
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Bramah press \Bra"mah press`\ A hydrostatic press of immense power, invented by Joseph Bramah of London. See under {Hydrostatic}.
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Hydrostatic \Hy`drostat"ic\, Hydrostatical \Hy`drostat"ic*al\, a. [Hydro-, 1 + Gr. [?] causing to stand: cf. F. hydrostatique. See {Static}.] Of or relating to hydrostatics; pertaining to, or in accordance with, the principles of the equilibrium of fluids. The first discovery made in hydrostatics since the time of Archimedes is due to Stevinus. --Hallam. {Hydrostatic balance}, a balance for weighing substances in water, for the purpose of ascertaining their specific gravities. {Hydrostatic bed}, a water bed. {Hydrostatic bellows}, an apparatus consisting of a water-tight bellowslike case with a long, upright tube, into which water may be poured to illustrate the hydrostatic paradox. {Hydrostatic paradox}, the proposition in hydrostatics that any quantity of water, however small, may be made to counterbalance any weight, however great; or the law of the equality of pressure of fluids in all directions. {Hydrostatic press}, a machine in which great force, with slow motion, is communicated to a large plunger by means of water forced into the cylinder in which it moves, by a forcing pump of small diameter, to which the power is applied, the principle involved being the same as in the hydrostatic bellows. Also called {hydraulic press}, and {Bramah press}. In the illustration, a is a pump with a small plunger b, which forces the water into the cylinder c, thus driving upward the large plunder d, which performs the reduced work, such as compressing cotton bales, etc.
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Brambling \Bram"bling\, n. [OE. bramline. See {Bramble}, n.] (Zo[94]l.) The European mountain finch ({Fringilla montifringilla}); -- called also {bramble finch} and {bramble}.
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Bramble \Bram"ble\ (br[acr]m"b'l), n. [OE. brembil, AS. br[emac]mel, br[emac]mbel, br[aemac]mbel (akin to OHG. br[amac]mal), fr. the same root as E. broom, As. br[omac]m. See {Broom}.] 1. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Rubus}, including the raspberry and blackberry. Hence: Any rough, prickly shrub. The thorny brambles, and embracing bushes. --Shak. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The brambling or bramble finch.
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Brambling \Bram"bling\, n. [OE. bramline. See {Bramble}, n.] (Zo[94]l.) The European mountain finch ({Fringilla montifringilla}); -- called also {bramble finch} and {bramble}.
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Bramble \Bram"ble\ (br[acr]m"b'l), n. [OE. brembil, AS. br[emac]mel, br[emac]mbel, br[aemac]mbel (akin to OHG. br[amac]mal), fr. the same root as E. broom, As. br[omac]m. See {Broom}.] 1. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Rubus}, including the raspberry and blackberry. Hence: Any rough, prickly shrub. The thorny brambles, and embracing bushes. --Shak. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The brambling or bramble finch.
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Bramble bush \Bram"ble bush`\ (b[usdot]sh`). (Bot.) The bramble, or a collection of brambles growing together. He jumped into a bramble bush And scratched out both his eyes. --Mother Goose.
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Brambling \Bram"bling\, n. [OE. bramline. See {Bramble}, n.] (Zo[94]l.) The European mountain finch ({Fringilla montifringilla}); -- called also {bramble finch} and {bramble}.
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Finch \Finch\, n.; pl. {Fishes}. [AS. finc; akin to D. vink, OHG. fincho, G. fink; cf. W. pinc a finch; also E. spink.] (Zo[94]l.) A small singing bird of many genera and species, belonging to the family {Fringillid[91]}. Note: The word is often used in composition, as in chaffinch, goldfinch, grassfinch, pinefinch, etc. {Bramble finch}. See {Brambling}. {Canary finch}, the canary bird. {Copper finch}. See {Chaffinch}. {Diamond finch}. See under {Diamond}. {Finch falcon} (Zo[94]l.), one of several very small East Indian falcons of the genus {Hierax}. {To pull a finch}, to swindle an ignorant or unsuspecting person. [Obs.] [bd]Privily a finch eke could he pull.[b8] --Chaucer.
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Brambling \Bram"bling\, n. [OE. bramline. See {Bramble}, n.] (Zo[94]l.) The European mountain finch ({Fringilla montifringilla}); -- called also {bramble finch} and {bramble}.
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Finch \Finch\, n.; pl. {Fishes}. [AS. finc; akin to D. vink, OHG. fincho, G. fink; cf. W. pinc a finch; also E. spink.] (Zo[94]l.) A small singing bird of many genera and species, belonging to the family {Fringillid[91]}. Note: The word is often used in composition, as in chaffinch, goldfinch, grassfinch, pinefinch, etc. {Bramble finch}. See {Brambling}. {Canary finch}, the canary bird. {Copper finch}. See {Chaffinch}. {Diamond finch}. See under {Diamond}. {Finch falcon} (Zo[94]l.), one of several very small East Indian falcons of the genus {Hierax}. {To pull a finch}, to swindle an ignorant or unsuspecting person. [Obs.] [bd]Privily a finch eke could he pull.[b8] --Chaucer.
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Bramble net \Bram"ble net`\ A net to catch birds.
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Brambled \Bram"bled\, a. Overgrown with brambles. Forlorn she sits upon the brambled floor. --T. Warton.
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Brambling \Bram"bling\, n. [OE. bramline. See {Bramble}, n.] (Zo[94]l.) The European mountain finch ({Fringilla montifringilla}); -- called also {bramble finch} and {bramble}.
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Brambly \Bram"bly\, a. Pertaining to, resembling, or full of, brambles. [bd]In brambly wildernesses.[b8] --Tennyson.
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Brimful \Brim"ful\, a. Full to the brim; completely full; ready to overflow. [bd]Her brimful eyes.[b8] --Dryden.
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Brine \Brine\, n. [AS. bryne a burning, salt liquor, brine, fr. brinnan, brynnan, to burn. See {Burn}.] 1. Water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; pickle; hence, any strong saline solution; also, the saline residue or strong mother liquor resulting from the evaporation of natural or artificial waters. 2. The ocean; the water of an ocean, sea, or salt lake. Not long beneath the whelming brine . . . he lay. --Cowper. 3. Tears; -- so called from their saltness. What a deal of brine Hath washed thy sallow cheecks for Rosaline! --Shak. {Brine fly} (Zo[94]l.), a fly of the genus {Ephydra}, the larv[91] of which live in artificial brines and in salt lakes. {Brine gauge}, an instrument for measuring the saltness of a liquid. {Brine pan}, a pit or pan of salt water, where salt is formed by cristallization. {Brine pit}, a salt spring or well, from which water is taken to be boiled or evaporated for making salt. {Brine pump} (Marine Engin.), a pump for changing the water in the boilers, so as to clear them of the brine which collects at the bottom. {Brine shrimp}, {Brine worm} (Zo[94]l.), a phyllopod crustacean of the genus {Artemia}, inhabiting the strong brines of salt works and natural salt lakes. See {Artemia}. {Brine spring}, a spring of salt water. {Leach brine} (Saltmaking), brine which drops from granulated salt in drying, and is preserved to be boiled again.
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Brine \Brine\, n. [AS. bryne a burning, salt liquor, brine, fr. brinnan, brynnan, to burn. See {Burn}.] 1. Water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; pickle; hence, any strong saline solution; also, the saline residue or strong mother liquor resulting from the evaporation of natural or artificial waters. 2. The ocean; the water of an ocean, sea, or salt lake. Not long beneath the whelming brine . . . he lay. --Cowper. 3. Tears; -- so called from their saltness. What a deal of brine Hath washed thy sallow cheecks for Rosaline! --Shak. {Brine fly} (Zo[94]l.), a fly of the genus {Ephydra}, the larv[91] of which live in artificial brines and in salt lakes. {Brine gauge}, an instrument for measuring the saltness of a liquid. {Brine pan}, a pit or pan of salt water, where salt is formed by cristallization. {Brine pit}, a salt spring or well, from which water is taken to be boiled or evaporated for making salt. {Brine pump} (Marine Engin.), a pump for changing the water in the boilers, so as to clear them of the brine which collects at the bottom. {Brine shrimp}, {Brine worm} (Zo[94]l.), a phyllopod crustacean of the genus {Artemia}, inhabiting the strong brines of salt works and natural salt lakes. See {Artemia}. {Brine spring}, a spring of salt water. {Leach brine} (Saltmaking), brine which drops from granulated salt in drying, and is preserved to be boiled again.
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Brine \Brine\, n. [AS. bryne a burning, salt liquor, brine, fr. brinnan, brynnan, to burn. See {Burn}.] 1. Water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; pickle; hence, any strong saline solution; also, the saline residue or strong mother liquor resulting from the evaporation of natural or artificial waters. 2. The ocean; the water of an ocean, sea, or salt lake. Not long beneath the whelming brine . . . he lay. --Cowper. 3. Tears; -- so called from their saltness. What a deal of brine Hath washed thy sallow cheecks for Rosaline! --Shak. {Brine fly} (Zo[94]l.), a fly of the genus {Ephydra}, the larv[91] of which live in artificial brines and in salt lakes. {Brine gauge}, an instrument for measuring the saltness of a liquid. {Brine pan}, a pit or pan of salt water, where salt is formed by cristallization. {Brine pit}, a salt spring or well, from which water is taken to be boiled or evaporated for making salt. {Brine pump} (Marine Engin.), a pump for changing the water in the boilers, so as to clear them of the brine which collects at the bottom. {Brine shrimp}, {Brine worm} (Zo[94]l.), a phyllopod crustacean of the genus {Artemia}, inhabiting the strong brines of salt works and natural salt lakes. See {Artemia}. {Brine spring}, a spring of salt water. {Leach brine} (Saltmaking), brine which drops from granulated salt in drying, and is preserved to be boiled again.
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Brine \Brine\, n. [AS. bryne a burning, salt liquor, brine, fr. brinnan, brynnan, to burn. See {Burn}.] 1. Water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; pickle; hence, any strong saline solution; also, the saline residue or strong mother liquor resulting from the evaporation of natural or artificial waters. 2. The ocean; the water of an ocean, sea, or salt lake. Not long beneath the whelming brine . . . he lay. --Cowper. 3. Tears; -- so called from their saltness. What a deal of brine Hath washed thy sallow cheecks for Rosaline! --Shak. {Brine fly} (Zo[94]l.), a fly of the genus {Ephydra}, the larv[91] of which live in artificial brines and in salt lakes. {Brine gauge}, an instrument for measuring the saltness of a liquid. {Brine pan}, a pit or pan of salt water, where salt is formed by cristallization. {Brine pit}, a salt spring or well, from which water is taken to be boiled or evaporated for making salt. {Brine pump} (Marine Engin.), a pump for changing the water in the boilers, so as to clear them of the brine which collects at the bottom. {Brine shrimp}, {Brine worm} (Zo[94]l.), a phyllopod crustacean of the genus {Artemia}, inhabiting the strong brines of salt works and natural salt lakes. See {Artemia}. {Brine spring}, a spring of salt water. {Leach brine} (Saltmaking), brine which drops from granulated salt in drying, and is preserved to be boiled again.
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Bromoform \Bro"mo*form\, n. [Bromine + formyl.] (Chem.) A colorless liquid, {CHBr3}, having an agreeable odor and sweetish taste. It is produced by the simultaneous action of bromine and caustic potash upon wood spirit, alcohol, or acetone, as also by certain other reactions. In composition it is the same as chloroform, with the substitution of bromine for chlorine. It is somewhat similar to chloroform in its effects. --Watts.
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Brompicrin \Brom*pi"crin\, n. [G. brompikrin; brom bromine + pikrins[84]ure picric acid.] (Chem.) A pungent colorless explosive liquid, {CNO2Br3}, analogous to and resembling chlorpicrin. [Spelt also {brompikrin}.]
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Brompicrin \Brom*pi"crin\, n. [G. brompikrin; brom bromine + pikrins[84]ure picric acid.] (Chem.) A pungent colorless explosive liquid, {CNO2Br3}, analogous to and resembling chlorpicrin. [Spelt also {brompikrin}.]
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Brown \Brown\, a. [Compar. {Browner}; superl. {Brownest}.] [OE. brun, broun, AS. br[?]n; akin to D. bruin, OHG. br[?]n, Icel. br[?]nn, Sw. brun, Dan. bruun, G. braun, Lith. brunas, Skr. babhru. [fb]93, 253. Cf. {Bruin}, {Beaver}, {Burnish}, {Brunette}.] Of a dark color, of various shades between black and red or yellow. Cheeks brown as the oak leaves. --Longfellow. {Brown Bess}, the old regulation flintlock smoothbore musket, with bronzed barrel, formerly used in the British army. {Brown bread} (a) Dark colored bread; esp. a kind made of unbolted wheat flour, sometimes called in the United States Graham bread. [bd]He would mouth with a beggar though she smelt brown bread and garlic.[b8] --Shak. (b) Dark colored bread made of rye meal and Indian meal, or of wheat and rye or Indian; rye and Indian bread. [U.S.] {Brown coal}, wood coal. See {Lignite}. {Brown hematite} or {Brown iron ore} (Min.), the hydrous iron oxide, limonite, which has a brown streak. See {Limonite}. {Brown holland}. See under {Holland}. {Brown paper}, dark colored paper, esp. coarse wrapping paper, made of unbleached materials. {Brown spar} (Min.), a ferruginous variety of dolomite, in part identical with ankerite. {Brown stone}. See {Brownstone}. {Brown stout}, a strong kind of porter or malt liquor. {Brown study}, a state of mental abstraction or serious reverie. --W. Irving.
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Brown bill \Brown" bill`\ [Brown + bill cutting tool.] A bill or halberd of the 16th and 17th centuries. See 4th {Bill}. Many time, but for a sallet, my brainpan had been cleft with a brown bill. --Shak. Note: The black, or as it is sometimes called, the brown bill, was a kind of halberd, the cutting part hooked like a woodman's bill, from the back of which projected a spike, and another from the head. --Grose.
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Brown \Brown\, a. [Compar. {Browner}; superl. {Brownest}.] [OE. brun, broun, AS. br[?]n; akin to D. bruin, OHG. br[?]n, Icel. br[?]nn, Sw. brun, Dan. bruun, G. braun, Lith. brunas, Skr. babhru. [fb]93, 253. Cf. {Bruin}, {Beaver}, {Burnish}, {Brunette}.] Of a dark color, of various shades between black and red or yellow. Cheeks brown as the oak leaves. --Longfellow. {Brown Bess}, the old regulation flintlock smoothbore musket, with bronzed barrel, formerly used in the British army. {Brown bread} (a) Dark colored bread; esp. a kind made of unbolted wheat flour, sometimes called in the United States Graham bread. [bd]He would mouth with a beggar though she smelt brown bread and garlic.[b8] --Shak. (b) Dark colored bread made of rye meal and Indian meal, or of wheat and rye or Indian; rye and Indian bread. [U.S.] {Brown coal}, wood coal. See {Lignite}. {Brown hematite} or {Brown iron ore} (Min.), the hydrous iron oxide, limonite, which has a brown streak. See {Limonite}. {Brown holland}. See under {Holland}. {Brown paper}, dark colored paper, esp. coarse wrapping paper, made of unbleached materials. {Brown spar} (Min.), a ferruginous variety of dolomite, in part identical with ankerite. {Brown stone}. See {Brownstone}. {Brown stout}, a strong kind of porter or malt liquor. {Brown study}, a state of mental abstraction or serious reverie. --W. Irving.
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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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Brown \Brown\, a. [Compar. {Browner}; superl. {Brownest}.] [OE. brun, broun, AS. br[?]n; akin to D. bruin, OHG. br[?]n, Icel. br[?]nn, Sw. brun, Dan. bruun, G. braun, Lith. brunas, Skr. babhru. [fb]93, 253. Cf. {Bruin}, {Beaver}, {Burnish}, {Brunette}.] Of a dark color, of various shades between black and red or yellow. Cheeks brown as the oak leaves. --Longfellow. {Brown Bess}, the old regulation flintlock smoothbore musket, with bronzed barrel, formerly used in the British army. {Brown bread} (a) Dark colored bread; esp. a kind made of unbolted wheat flour, sometimes called in the United States Graham bread. [bd]He would mouth with a beggar though she smelt brown bread and garlic.[b8] --Shak. (b) Dark colored bread made of rye meal and Indian meal, or of wheat and rye or Indian; rye and Indian bread. [U.S.] {Brown coal}, wood coal. See {Lignite}. {Brown hematite} or {Brown iron ore} (Min.), the hydrous iron oxide, limonite, which has a brown streak. See {Limonite}. {Brown holland}. See under {Holland}. {Brown paper}, dark colored paper, esp. coarse wrapping paper, made of unbleached materials. {Brown spar} (Min.), a ferruginous variety of dolomite, in part identical with ankerite. {Brown stone}. See {Brownstone}. {Brown stout}, a strong kind of porter or malt liquor. {Brown study}, a state of mental abstraction or serious reverie. --W. Irving.
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Kaka \Ka"ka\, n. [Maori kaka a parrot; -- so named from its note.] (Zo[94]l.) A New Zealand parrot of the genus {Nestor}, especially the {brown parrot} ({Nestor meridionalis}). Note: The {mountain kaka}, or {kea} ({N. notabilis}), is remarkable for having recently acquired carnivorous habits. It attacks and kills lambs and pigs, sometimes doing great damage. {Night kaka}. (Zo[94]l.) The kakapo.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sandpiper \Sand"pi`per\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small limicoline game birds belonging to {Tringa}, {Actodromas}, {Ereunetes}, and various allied genera of the family {Tringid[91]}. Note: The most important North American species are the pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa maculata}), called also {brownback}, {grass snipe}, and {jacksnipe}; the red-backed, or black-breasted, sandpiper, or dunlin ({T. alpina}); the purple sandpiper ({T. maritima}: the red-breasted sandpiper, or knot ({T. canutus}); the semipalmated sandpiper ({Ereunetes pusillus}); the spotted sandpiper, or teeter-tail ({Actitis macularia}); the buff-breasted sandpiper ({Tryngites subruficollis}), and the Bartramian sandpiper, or upland plover. See under {Upland}. Among the European species are the dunlin, the knot, the ruff, the sanderling, and the common sandpiper ({Actitis, [or] Tringoides, hypoleucus}), called also {fiddler}, {peeper}, {pleeps}, {weet-weet}, and {summer snipe}. Some of the small plovers and tattlers are also called sandpipers. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A small lamprey eel; the pride. {Curlew sandpiper}. See under {Curlew}. {Stilt sandpiper}. See under {Stilt}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dowitcher \Dow"itch*er\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The red-breasted or gray snipe ({Macrorhamphus griseus}); -- called also {brownback}, and {grayback}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brownback \Brown"back`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The dowitcher or red-breasted snipe. See {Dowitcher}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sandpiper \Sand"pi`per\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small limicoline game birds belonging to {Tringa}, {Actodromas}, {Ereunetes}, and various allied genera of the family {Tringid[91]}. Note: The most important North American species are the pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa maculata}), called also {brownback}, {grass snipe}, and {jacksnipe}; the red-backed, or black-breasted, sandpiper, or dunlin ({T. alpina}); the purple sandpiper ({T. maritima}: the red-breasted sandpiper, or knot ({T. canutus}); the semipalmated sandpiper ({Ereunetes pusillus}); the spotted sandpiper, or teeter-tail ({Actitis macularia}); the buff-breasted sandpiper ({Tryngites subruficollis}), and the Bartramian sandpiper, or upland plover. See under {Upland}. Among the European species are the dunlin, the knot, the ruff, the sanderling, and the common sandpiper ({Actitis, [or] Tringoides, hypoleucus}), called also {fiddler}, {peeper}, {pleeps}, {weet-weet}, and {summer snipe}. Some of the small plovers and tattlers are also called sandpipers. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A small lamprey eel; the pride. {Curlew sandpiper}. See under {Curlew}. {Stilt sandpiper}. See under {Stilt}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dowitcher \Dow"itch*er\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The red-breasted or gray snipe ({Macrorhamphus griseus}); -- called also {brownback}, and {grayback}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brownback \Brown"back`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The dowitcher or red-breasted snipe. See {Dowitcher}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Burnable \Burn"a*ble\, a. Combustible. --Cotgrave.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Burniebee \Bur"nie*bee`\, n. The ladybird. [Prov. Eng.]
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Bremo Bluff, VA Zip code(s): 23022
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From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
brain fart n. The actual result of a {braino}, as opposed to the mental glitch that is the braino itself. E.g., typing `dir' on a Unix box after a session with DOS.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
brown-paper-bag bug n. A bug in a public software release that is so embarassing that the author notionally wears a brown paper bag over his head for a while so he won't be recognized on the net. Entered popular usage after the early-1999 release of the first Linux 2.2, which had one. The phrase was used in Linus Torvalds's apology posting.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
bournebasic A {BASIC} {interpreter}. comp.sources.misc archives volume 1.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
brain fart 1. The actual result of a {braino}, as opposed to the mental {glitch} that is the braino itself. E.g. typing "dir" on a {Unix box} after a session with {MS-DOS}. 2. A biproduct of a bloated mind producing information effortlessly. A burst of useful information. "I know you're busy on the Microsoft story, but can you give us a brain fart on the Mitnik bust?" (1997-04-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Brainfuck An eight-instruction programming language created by Urban Müller. His goal was apparently to create a {Turing-complete} language with the smallest {compiler} ever, for the {Amiga OS} 2.0. He eventually reduced his compiler to under 200 bytes. A Brainfuck program has a pointer that moves within an array of 30000 bytes, initially all set to zero. The pointer initially points to the beginning of this array. The language has eight commands, each of which is represented as a single character, and which can be expressed in terms of {C} as follows: > ==> ++p; < ==> --p; + ==> ++p; - ==> --p; . ==> putchar(p); , ==> p = getchar(); [ ==> while (*p) { ] ==> } {Brian Raiter's Brainfuck page (http://www.muppetlabs.com/~breadbox/bf/)}. (2003-11-18)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
brown paper bag bug A programming {bug} that is so stupid that it makes the programmer want to put a brown paper bag over his head. (2001-01-16)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Barnabas son of consolation, the surname of Joses, a Levite (Acts 4:36). His name stands first on the list of prophets and teachers of the church at Antioch (13:1). Luke speaks of him as a "good man" (11:24). He was born of Jewish parents of the tribe of Levi. He was a native of Cyprus, where he had a possession of land (Acts 4:36, 37), which he sold. His personal appearance is supposed to have been dignified and commanding (Acts 14:11, 12). When Paul returned to Jerusalem after his conversion, Barnabas took him and introduced him to the apostles (9:27). They had probably been companions as students in the school of Gamaliel. The prosperity of the church at Antioch led the apostles and brethren at Jerusalem to send Barnabas thither to superintend the movement. He found the work so extensive and weighty that he went to Tarsus in search of Saul to assist him. Saul returned with him to Antioch and laboured with him for a whole year (Acts 11:25, 26). The two were at the end of this period sent up to Jerusalem with the contributions the church at Antioch had made for the poorer brethren there (11:28-30). Shortly after they returned, bringing John Mark with them, they were appointed as missionaries to the heathen world, and in this capacity visited Cyprus and some of the principal cities of Asia Minor (Acts 13:14). Returning from this first missionary journey to Antioch, they were again sent up to Jerusalem to consult with the church there regarding the relation of Gentiles to the church (Acts 15:2: Gal. 2:1). This matter having been settled, they returned again to Antioch, bringing the decree of the council as the rule by which Gentiles were to be admitted into the church. When about to set forth on a second missionary journey, a dispute arose between Saul and Barnabas as to the propriety of taking John Mark with them again. The dispute ended by Saul and Barnabas taking separate routes. Saul took Silas as his companion, and journeyed through Syria and Cilicia; while Barnabas took his nephew John Mark, and visited Cyprus (Acts 15:36-41). Barnabas is not again mentioned by Luke in the Acts.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Bramble (1.) Hebrew _atad_, Judg. 9:14; rendered "thorn," Ps. 58:9. The LXX. and Vulgate render by rhamnus, a thorny shrub common in Palestine, resembling the hawthorn. (2.) Hebrew _hoah_, Isa. 34:13 (R.V. "thistles"); "thickets" in 1 Sam. 13:6; "thistles" in 2 Kings 14:9, 2 Chr. 25:18, Job 31:40; "thorns" in 2 Chr. 33:11, Cant. 2:2, Hos. 9:6. The word may be regarded as denoting the common thistle, of which there are many species which encumber the corn-fields of Palestine. (See {THORNS}.)
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Barnabas, son of the prophet, or of consolation