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few words; conciseness. Brevity is the soul of wit. Shak. This argument is stated by St. John with his usual elegant brevity and simplicity. Bp. Porteus.

imitate or counterfeit a brick wall on, as by smearing plaster with red ocher, making the joints with an edge tool, and pointing them. To brick up, to fill up, inclose, or line, with brick.

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

hat 's bid to bride-ale, if he ha' cake, And drink enough, he need not fear his stake. B. Jonson.

ts at a wedding to dance round. Divide the broad bridecake Round about the bridestake. B. Jonson.

passage, as by a bridge. Xerxes . . . over Hellespont Bridging his way, Europe with Asia joined. Milton.

system of bracing used between floor or other timbers to distribute the weight. Bridging joist. Same as Binding joist.

Concise; terse; succinct. The brief style is that which expresseth much in little. B. Jonson.

ty is to inspect troops in companies before they are mustered into service. -- Brigade major, an officer who may be attached to a brigade to assist the brigadier in his duties.

An officer in rank next above a colonel, and below a major general. He commands a brigade, and is sometimes called, by a shortening of his title, simple a brigadier.

Sparkling with wit; lively; vivacious; shedding cheerfulness and joy around; cheerful; cheery. Be bright and jovial among your guests. Shak.

To make acute or witty; to enliven. Johnson.

k; border. The feet of the priest that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water. Josh. iii. 15.

Containing or resembling brimstone; sulphurous. B. Jonson.

n provisions or money for a specified object. (e) To produce, as income. (f) To induce to join. -- To bring off, to bear or convey away; to clear from condemnation; to cause to escape. -- To bring on. (a) To cause to begin. (b) To originate or cause to exist; as, to bring on a disease. -- To bring one on one's way,…

inhabitant of Great Britain, esp. one in the British military or naval service. [Now used jocosely]

with a calash top, so constructed as to give space for reclining at night, when used on a journey.

Cross; coarse; indelicate; as, a broad compliment; a broad joke; broad humor.

e sure; to guarantee or warrant. [Obs.] Thy presence broadseals our delights for pure. B. Jonson.

A badger. Or with pretense of chasing thence the brock. B. Jonson.