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gentle motion. Calm and unruffled as a summer's sea, when not a breath of wind flies o'er its surface. Addison.

A mark to indicate aspiration or its absence. See Rough breathing, Smooth breathing, below. Breathing place. (a) A pause. "That cæsura, or breathing place, in the midst of the verse." Sir P. Sidney. (b) A vent. -- Breathing time, pause; relaxation. Bp. Hall. -- Breathing while, time sufficient for drawing breath; a s…

A firearm which receives its load at the breech. For cavalry, the revolver and breechloader will supersede the saber. Rep. Sec. War (1860).

nate; to produce; as, to breed a storm; to breed disease. Lest the place And my quaint habits breed astonishment. Milton.

or chain made fast as both ends, so that another rope, line, or chain may be attached to its middle.

he bit, at the pleasure of the rider. It is used in connection with a curb bit, which has its own rein. Campbell.

y of the Nativity," and sealed with the ring of the fisherman. It differs from a bull, in its parchment, written character, date, and seal. See Bull. -- Brief of title, an abstract or abridgment of all the deeds and other papers constituting the chain of title to any real estate. -- In brief, in a few words; in short…

ts. Washington was more solicitous to avoid fatal mistakes than to perform brilliant exploits. Fisher Ames.

o accomplish. -- To bring back. (a) To recall. (b) To restore, as something borrowed, to its owner. -- To bring by the lee (Naut.), to incline so rapidly to leeward of the course, when a ship sails large, as to bring the lee side suddenly to the windward, any by laying the sails aback, expose her to danger of upsetti…

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

Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; -- sometimes restrict to the original inhabitants. British gum, a brownish substance, very soluble in cold water, formed by heating dry starch at a temperature of about 600° Fahr. It corresponds, in its properties, to dextrin, and is used, in solution, as a subst…

urch of England. It is called by different names: Moderate, Catholic, or Broad Church, by its friends; Latitudinarian or Indifferent, by its enemies. Its distinctive character is the desire of comprehension. Its watch words are charity and toleration. Conybeare.

boards, scantling, shingles, etc; -- sometimes called the almond tree, from the shape of its fruit.

culiar brad-shaped spike, to be driven alongside the end of an abutting timber to prevent its slipping.

llow, and red, in which the yellow usually prevails. It is also called Siena marble, from its locality.

Having the spirits depressed or crushed by grief or despair. She left her husband almost broken-hearted. Macaulay.

of those compounds of bromine in which this element has a valence of five, or the next to its highest; as, bromic acid.

One of the elements, related in its chemical qualities to chlorine and iodine. Atomic weight 79.8. Symbol Br. It is a deep reddish brown liquid of a very disagreeable odor, emitting a brownish vapor at the ordinary temperature. In combination it is found in minute quantities in sea water, and in many saline springs. It…

A diseased condition produced by the excessive use of bromine or one of its compounds. It is characterized by mental dullness and muscular weakness.

m, with the substitution of bromine for chlorine. It is somewhat similar to chloroform in its effects. Watts.