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To form or enlarge by means of a boring instrument or apparatus; as, to bore a steam cylinder or a gun barrel; to bore a hole. Short but very powerful jaws, by means whereof the insect can bore, as with a centerbit, a cylindrical passage through the most solid wood. T. W. Harris.

ndicates or fixes a limit or extent, or marks a bound, as of a territory; a bounding or separating line; a real or imaginary limit. But still his native country lies Beyond the boundaries of the skies. N. Cotton. That bright and tranquil stream, the boundary of Louth and Meath. Macaulay. Sensation and reflection are th…

In hatmaking, the act or process of separating and distributing the fur or hair by means of a bow, to prepare it for felting.

Harness; warlike preparation. [Obs.] For that it stands not in such warlike brace. Shak.

A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis. See Dome.

A plane of an orthorhombic crystal which is parallel both to the vertical axis and to the shorter lateral (brachydiagonal) axis.

through pulleys, and used to haul in or up the leeches, bottoms, or corners of sails, preparatory to furling.

stone coral (Zoöl), a massive reef-building coral having the surface covered by ridges separated by furrows so as to resemble somewhat the surface of the brain, esp. such corals of the genera Mæandrina and Diploria. -- Brain fag (Med.), brain weariness. See Cerebropathy. -- Brain fever (Med.), fever in which the bra…

strument or machine to break or bruise the woody part of flax or hemp so that it may be separated from the fiber.

The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.

To shoot or spread in branches; to separate into branches; to ramify.

The act or state of separation into branches; division into branches; a division or branch. The sciences, with their numerous branchings. L. Watts.

A group of Entomostraca, with suctorial mouths, including species parasitic on fishes, as the carp lice (Argulus).

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 wall of separation in a shaft or gallery used for ventilation.

Carved openwork, as of a shrine, battlement, or parapet.

To cover with bread crumbs, preparatory to cooking; as, breaded cutlets.

Disruption; a separation and dispersion of the parts or members; as, a break-up of an assembly or dinner party; a break-up of the government.

The upper rail of any parapet of ordinary height, as of a balcony; the railing of a quarter-deck, etc.

To be in a state of preparation; to be mixing, forming, or gathering; as, a storm brews in the west. There is some ill a-brewing towards my rest. Shak.