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A branchiostegal ray. See Illustration of Branchial arches in Appendix.

The branchiostegal membrane. See Illustration in Appendix.

A kind of decoration for the breast of a coat, sometimes only a frog with a loop, but in some military uniforms enlarged into a broad horizontal stripe.

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

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 air inhaled and exhaled in respiration, air which, in the process of respiration, has parted with oxygen and has received carbonic acid, aqueous vapor, warmth, etc. Melted as breath into the wind. Shak.

To inhale and exhale in the process of respiration; to respire. To view the light of heaven, and breathe the vital air. Dryden.

Respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air. Subject to a difficulty of breathing. Melmoth.

Shortness of duration; briefness of time; as, the brevity of human life.

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.

To give or promise a reward or consideration to (a judge, juror, legislator, voter, or other person in a position of trust) with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the conduct; to induce or influence by a bribe; to give a bribe to. Neither is he worthy who bribes a man to vote against his conscience. F. W. Rober…

Celebration of the nuptial feast. [Obs.] "In honor of this bridalty." B. Jonson.

les to the strings of a violin, guitar, etc., serving of raise them and transmit their vibrations to the body of the instrument.

Short in duration. How brief the life of man. Shak.

odite brig, a two- masted vessel square-rigged forward and schooner-rigged aft. See Illustration in Appendix.

Distinguished by qualities which excite admiration; splended; shining; as, brilliant talents. Washington was more solicitous to avoid fatal mistakes than to perform brilliant exploits. Fisher Ames.

saline solution; also, the saline residue or strong mother liquor resulting from the evaporation of natural or artificial waters.

distinctive character is the desire of comprehension. Its watch words are charity and toleration. Conybeare.

Having short breath or disordered respiration, as a horse.

An incision into the windpipe or larynx, including the operations of tracheotomy and laryngotomy.