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anagement of all matters relating to the sovereign's civil list or other revenues. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Treasury bench, the first row of seats on the right hand of the Speaker in the House of Commons; -- so called because occupied by the first lord of the treasury and chief minister of the crown. [Eng.] -- Treasury l…

An instrument to ascertain the degree of friction in rubbing surfaces. Brande & C.

ed as the fourth and again as the seventh line, the second being, repeated as the eighth. Brande & C.

A machine with three pulleys which act together for raising great weights. Brande & C.

A beverage made of brandy and gin. [Slang]

A liquor compounded of brandy, or other strong spirit, raisins, cinnamon and other spices. Brande & C.

ligerents mutually in possession of what they have acquired by their arms during the war. Brande & C.

To brandish; to move to and fro; to swing; as, to vibrate a sword or a staff.

ard of London for trying defaults in matters relating to the watch, police, and the like. Brande & C. "Wards and wardmotes." Piers Plowman.

To move one way and the other; to brandish. "[Æneas] waved his fatal sword." Dryden.

Whosoever. Piers Plowman. Whoso shrinks or falters now, . . . Brand the craven on his brow! Whittier.

Stain; brand. [Obs.] "Slavish wipe." Shak.

d produced from milk by adding acetic acid, after rennet has ceased to cause coagulation. Brande & C.