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The art of building with bricks, or of uniting them by cement or mortar into various forms; the act or occupation of laying bricks.

The system of bracing used between floor or other timbers to distribute the weight. Bridging joist. Same as Binding joist.

Full to the brim; overflowing.

is or is to be; to bear from a more distant to a nearer place; to fetch. And as she was going to fetch it, he 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 brings. Yet the first bringer of unwelcome news Hath but a losing office. Shak. Bringer in, one who, or that which, introduces.

Spreading widely.

Colossal' of extraordinary height; gigantic. -- n.

Excessively hot; as, a broiling sun. -- n.

Of or pertaining to a broker or brokers, or to brokerage. [Obs.] Redeem from broking pawn the blemished crown. Shak.

An Australian pigeon of the genus Phaps, of several species; -- so called from its bronze plumage.

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.

The act of bearing down, abashing, or disconcerting, with stern looks, suspercilious manners, or confident assertions. The imperious browbeating and scorn of great men. L'Estrange.

The act or operation of giving a brown color, as to gun barrels, etc.

Browse; also, a place abounding with shrubs where animals may browse. Browsings for the deer. Howell.

Constructed or used to brush with; as a brushing machine.

Browsing. [Obs.] Evelyn.

The male wild turkey, the gobbler; -- so called in allusion to its notes.

The act or process of soaking or boiling cloth in an alkaline liquid in the operation of bleaching; also, the liquid used. Tomlinson.

Wavy; curling, as hair. Latham.

The act or process of producing buds.