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Having the nature or appearance of a bract.

Any minute fungus which produces a burnt appearance in plants. The brands are of many species and several genera of the order Pucciniæi.

To prance; to caper. [Scot.] Jamieson.

Having the appearance of bran; consisting of or containing bran. Wiseman.

A genus of plants embracing several species ad varieties differing much in appearance and qualities: such as the common cabbage (B. oleracea), broccoli, cauliflowers, etc.; the wild turnip (B. campestris); the common turnip (B. rapa); the rape of coleseed (B. napus), etc.

Of or pertaining to brass; having the nature, appearance, or hardness, of brass.

Splendor; magnificence; showy appearance; ostentation; fine dress. With scarfs and fans and double change of bravery. Shak. Like a stately ship . . . With all her bravery on, and tackle trim. Milton.

Fragrance; exhalation; odor; perfume. Tennison. The breath of flowers. Bacon.

low gently. The air breathes upon us here most sweetly. Shak. There breathes a living fragrance from the shore. Byron.

Utterance; communication or publicity by words. I am sorry to give breathing to my purpose. Shak.

Consisting of angular fragments cemented together; resembling breccia in appearance. The brecciated appearance of many specimens [of meteorites]. H. A. Newton.

Of or relating to Brittany, or Bretagne, in France. -- n.

A kind of soft French cream cheese; -- so called from the district in France where it is made; --called also fromage de Brie.

Of brilliant color; of lively hue or appearance. Here the bright crocus and blue violet grew. Pope.

called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread. 1 Kings xvii. 11. To France shall we convey you safe, And bring you back. Shak.

one who buys and sells uncurrent money, and deals in exchanges relating to money. -- Insurance broker, one who is agent in procuring insurance on vessels, or against fire. -- Pawn broker. See Pawnbroker. -- Real estate broker, one who buys and sells lands, and negotiates loans, etc., upon mortgage. -- Ship broker,…

wder, a metallic powder, used with size or in combination with painting, to give the appearance of bronze, gold, or other metal, to any surface. -- Phosphor bronze and Silicious or Silicium bronze are made by adding phosphorus and silicon respectively to ordinary bronze, and are characterized by great tenacity.…

A metal so prepared as to have the appearance of bronze. -- a.

The act or art of communicating to articles in metal, wood, clay, plaster, etc., the appearance of bronze by means of bronze powders, or imitative painting, or by chemical processes. Tomlinson.

Mag. Electrical brush, a form of the electric discharge characterized by a brushlike appearance of luminous rays diverging from an electrified body.