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A male friend who attends upon a bridegroom and bride at their marriage; the "best man." Sir W. Scott.

n wire forming a bridge or connection between two points of the apparatus; -- invented by Sir Charles Wheatstone.

A bridge keeper; a warden or a guard for a bridge. [Obs.] Sir W. Scott.

s of a law argument. It was not without some reference to it that I perused many a brief. Sir J. Stephen.

ct. In distillation, the water . . . brings over with it some part of the oil of vitriol. Sir I. Newton.

To rise or stand erect, like bristles. His hair did bristle upon his head. Sir W. Scott.

riends; Latitudinarian or Indifferent, by its enemies. Its distinctive character is the desire of comprehension. Its watch words are charity and toleration. Conybeare.

with a broad blade and a cutting edge; a claymore. I heard the broadsword's deadly clang. Sir W. Scott.

falsus in omnibus," is a rule not more applicable to other witness than to consciousness. Sir W. Hamilton.

To prod with a pointed instrument, as a lance; also, to broggle. [Scot. & Prov.] Sir W. Scott.

ke hard or unfeeling; to brazen. The lawer who bronzes his bosom instead of his forehead. Sir W. Scott. Bronzed skin disease. (Pathol.) See Addison's disease.

, in order to warm and protect them; hence, to sit quietly, as if brooding. Birds of calm sir brooding on the charmed wave. Milton.

To deserve; to earn. [Obs.] Sir J. Hawkins.

To make a brother of; to call or treat as a brother; to admit to a brotherhood. Sir W. Scott.

Of or pertaining to winter. "The brumal solstice." Sir T. Browne.

over the mental; coarse; unpolished; unintelligent. A great brute farmer from Liddesdale. Sir W. Scott.

A lantern; also, the moon. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.

Hence, any riding horse. [Jocose] Sir W. Scott.

To join in marriage. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.

A blow with the hand; a slap on the face; a cuff. When on his cheek a buffet fell. Sir W. Scott.