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ation, to rectify a mistake, or to supply an omission, and for certain other purposes; -- called also crotchet.

nd the legs well feathered. There are two breeds, the dark or penciled, and the light; -- called also Brahmapootra.

The European mountain finch (Fringilla montifringilla); -- called also bramble finch and bramble.

era Branchipus, Apus, and Limnadia, and the genus Artemia found in salt lakes. It is also called Phyllopoda. See Phyllopoda, Cladocera. It is sometimes used in a broader sense.

A sword, so called from its glittering or flashing brightness. [Poetic] Tennyson. Paradise, so late their happy seat, Waved over by that flaming brand. Milton.

A species of wild goose (Branta bernicla) usually called in America brant. See Brant.

One of several spores growing in a series or chain, and produced by one of the fungi called brand.

A small red worm or larva, used as bait for small fresh-water fish; -- so called from its red color.

A species of wild goose (Branta bernicla) -- called also brent and brand goose. The name is also applied to other related species.

The European redstart; -- so called from the red color of its tail.

olasses, tar, or other suitable substance. It is used for lining hearths, crucibles, etc. Called also steep.

A journal bearing, so called because frequently made of brass. A brass is often lined with a softer metal, when the latter is generally called a white metal lining. See Axle box, Journal Box, and Bearing.

A sum formerly levied to pay the expense of coinage; -- now called seigniorage.

The wood of the oriental Cæsalpinia Sapan; -- so called before the discovery of America.

rge, lobed leaves. Cloth is made from the bark, and the timber is used for many purposes. Called also breadfruit tree and bread tree.

or pairs in succession, as among the colored people of the Southern United States, and so called, perhaps, because the exercise is continued until most of those who take part in it break down.

merican fresh-water fish, of various species of Pomotis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes. See Pondfish.

The power of singing; a musical voice; -- so called, probably, from the connection of the voice with the lungs, which lie within the breast. [Obs.] By my troth, the fool has an excellent breast. Shak. Breast drill, a portable drilling machine, provided with a breastplate, for forcing the drill against the work. -- Bre…

The external angle of knee timber, the inside of which is called the throat.

Tabanidæ, noted for buzzing about animals, and tormenting them by sucking their blood; -- called also horsefly, and 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.]