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That which is given generously or liberally. "Thy morning bounties." Cowper.

Anciently, a chamber; a lodging room; esp., a lady's private apartment. Give me my lute in bed now as I lie, And lock the doors of mine unlucky bower. Gascoigne.

vel surface in play; a ball of hard wood having one side heavier than the other, so as to give it a bias when rolled.

cle for the deposit of money; as, a poor box; a contribution box. Yet since his neighbors give, the churl unlocks, Damning the poor, his tripple-bolted box. J. Warton.

The first week day after Christmas, a legal holiday on which Christmas boxes are given to postmen, errand boys, employees, etc. The night of this day is boxing night. [Eng.]

A medicine, as an astringent or a tonic, which gives tension or tone to any part of the body. Johnson.

A curve, in which a body, starting from a given point, and descending solely by the force of gravity, will reach another given point in a shorter time than it could by any other path. This curve of quickest descent, as it is sometimes called, is, in a vacuum, the same as the cycloid.

A warrant or commission given to a pilot, authorizing him to pilot vessels in certain waters. Branches of a bridle, two pieces of bent iron, which bear the bit, the cross chains, and the curb. -- Branch herring. See Alewife. -- Root and branch , totally, wholly.

A strong alcoholic liquor distilled from wine. The name is also given to spirit distilled from other liquors, and in the United States to that distilled from cider and peaches. In northern Europe, it is also applied to a spirit obtained from grain. Brandy fruit, fruit preserved in brandy and sugar.

Food; sustenance; support of life, in general. Give us this day our daily bread. Matt. vi. 11

Time to breathe; respite; pause. Give me some breath, some little pause. Shak.

To express; to manifest; to give forth. Others articles breathe the same severe spirit. Milner.

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

To give birth to; to be the native place of; as, a pond breeds fish; a northern country breeds stout men.

gadfly. They are among the largest of two- winged or dipterous insects. The name is also given to different species of botflies. [Written also breese and brize.]

To give or promise a reward or consideration to (a judge, juror, legislator, voter, or other person in a position of trust) with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the conduct; to induce or influence by a bribe; to give a bribe to. Neither is he worthy who bribes a man to vote against his conscience. F. W. Rober…

To make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase the luster of; to give a brighter hue to.

A long carriage, with a calash top, so constructed as to give space for reclining at night, when used on a journey.

opened with the plow. -- Broken line (Geom.), the straight lines which join a number of given points taken in some specified order. -- Broken meat, fragments of meat or other food. -- Broken number, a fraction. -- Broken weather, unsettled weather.

The fee, reward, or commission, given or changed for transacting business as a broker.