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Spurge nettle. See under Nettle.

A leguminous plant (Genista tinctoria) of Europe and Russian Asia, and adventitious in America; -- called also greenwood, greenweed, dyer's greenweed, and whin, wood-wash, wood-wax, and wood- waxen.

To; at; on; -- in OF. shortened to a-. See Ad-.

f silver; -- also called vitreous silver, or silver glance. It has a metallic luster, a lead-gray color, and is sectile like lead.

ed with a back; as, a backed electrotype or stereotype plate. Used in composition; as, broad- backed; hump- backed.

A narrow band or fillet; a part of a head-dress. Around the edge of this cap was a stiff bandeau of leather. Sir W. Scott.

Having a base, or having as a base; supported; as, broad-based.

The beads or bead-forming quality of certain liquors; as, the beading of a brand of whisky.

, a. Having (such) a belly; puffed out; -- used in composition; as, pot-bellied; shad-bellied.

Furnished with, or having, a bill, as a bird; -- used in composition; as, broad-billed.

Dark blue or bluish gray; lead-colored. [Scot.]

nsisting of a short dress, with loose trousers gathered round ankles, and (commonly) a broad-brimmed hat.

A stone mason's broad-faced chisel.

Having a brim; -- usually in composition. "Broad-brimmed hat." Spectator.

A peculiar brad-shaped spike, to be driven alongside the end of an abutting timber to prevent its slipping.

A broad-headed hammer used in bucking ore.

The process of breaking up or pulverizing ores. Bucking iron (Mining), a broad-faced hammer, used in bucking or breaking up ores. -- Bucking kier (Manuf.), a large circular boiler, or kier, used in bleaching. -- Bucking stool, a washing block.

A broad-leaved plant (Petasites vulgaris) of the Composite family, said to have been used in England for wrapping up pats of butter.

Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels.

Having (such) a chest; -- in composition; as, broad-chested; narrow-chested.