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n upon the front of the ephod. It was a double piece of richly embroidered stuff, a span square, set with twelve precious stones, on which were engraved the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. See Ephod.

The upper rail of any parapet of ordinary height, as of a balcony; the railing of a quarter-deck, etc.

A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.

One who breeds or originates quarrels. [Obs.] "No telltale nor no breedbate." Shak.

An excited or ruffed state of feeling; a flurry of excitement; a disturbance; a quarrel; as, the discovery produced a breeze. [Colloq.] Land breeze, a wind blowing from the land, generally at night. -- Sea breeze, a breeze or wind blowing, generally in the daytime, from the sea.

reves or four minims. When dotted, it is equal to three semibreves. It was formerly of a square figure (as thus: Moore.

A two-masted, square-rigged vessel. Hermaphrodite brig, a two- masted vessel square-rigged forward and schooner-rigged aft. See Illustration in Appendix.

A two-masted, square-rigged vessel, differing from a brig in that she does not carry a square mainsail.

Contentious; quarrelsome. [Obs.] Puller.

A cabal, intrigue, faction, contention, strife, or quarrel. [Obs.] Chesterfield.

inally manufactured at Bristol. -- Bristol stone, rock crystal, or brilliant crystals of quartz, found in the mountain limestone near Bristol, and used in making ornaments, vases, etc. When polished, it is called Bristol diamond.

for burnishing pivot holes in watches; a reamer. The broach for gun barrels is commonly square and without taper.

of double width (i.e., a yard and a half); -- so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide.

The side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter.

A tumult; a noisy quarrel; a disturbance; a brawl; contention; discord, either between individuals or in the state. I will own that there is a haughtiness and fierceness in human nature which will which will cause innumerable broils, place men in what situation you please. Burke.

One who excites broils; one who engages in or promotes noisy quarrels. What doth he but turn broiler, . . . make new libels against the church Hammond.

Quality of being brusque; roughness joined with promptness; blutness. Brit. Quar.

A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; an insolent, tyrannical fellow. Bullies seldom execute the threats they deal in. Palmerston.

each bow of a vessel, to haul the fore tack to, called a tack bumpkin. (b) Onr from each quarter, for the main-brace blocks, and called brace bumpkin. (c) A small outrigger over the stern of a boat, to extend the mizzen. [Written also boomkin.]

One who works with the burin. For. Quart. Rev.