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Having the appearance of bran; consisting of or containing bran. Wiseman.

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

A spotted European fish of the genus Lucioperca, resembling a perch.

A genus of plants embracing several species ad varieties differing much in appearance and qualities: such as the common cabbage (B. oleracea), broccoli, cauliflowers, etc.; the wild turnip (B. campestris); the common turnip (B. rapa); the rape of coleseed (B. napus), etc.

Of or pertaining to brass; having the nature, appearance, or hardness, of brass.

Splendor; magnificence; showy appearance; ostentation; fine dress. With scarfs and fans and double change of bravery. Shak. Like a stately ship . . . With all her bravery on, and tackle trim. Milton.

o keep, an expressed or implied promise; a betrayal of confidence or trust. -- Breach of peace, disorderly conduct, disturbing the public peace. -- Breach of privilege, an act or default in violation of the privilege or either house of Parliament, of Congress, or of a State legislature, as, for instance, by false swe…

financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to ruin. With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks, Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks. Dryden.

A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known.

Consisting of angular fragments cemented together; resembling breccia in appearance. The brecciated appearance of many specimens [of meteorites]. H. A. Newton.

A brief and pertinent mode of speaking. [R.]

A rare zeolitic mineral occurring in white monoclinic crystals with pearly luster. It is a hydrous silicate of aluminia, baryta, and strontia.

and sun-dried, or burnt in a kiln, or in a heap or stack called a clamp. The Assyrians appear to have made much less use of bricks baked in the furnace than the Babylonians. Layard.

Of brilliant color; of lively hue or appearance. Here the bright crocus and blue violet grew. Pope.

being bright; splendor; luster; brilliancy; clearness. A sudden brightness in his face appear. Crabbe.

ed to the turbot (Rhombus levis), much esteemed in England for food; -- called also bret, pearl, prill. See Bret.

To convey to the place where the speaker 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.

An oval or pearshaped diamond having its entire surface cut in triangular facets.

A block of compacted coal dust, or peat, etc., for fuel.

To appear as if covered with bristles; to have standing, thick and erect, like bristles. The hill of La Haye Sainte bristling with ten thousand bayonets. Thackeray. Ports bristling with thousands of masts. Macaulay.