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Having any sort of superiority or excellence; -- especially such as in conspicuous. [Obs. or Archaic as applied to material things.] Iron is a brave commodity where wood aboundeth. Bacon. It being a brave day, I walked to Whitehall. Pepys.

ood of Cæsalpinia echinata, a leguminous tree; but other trees also yield it. An interior sort comes from Jamaica, the timber of C. Braziliensis and C. crista. This is often distinguished as Braziletto , but the better kind is also frequently so named.

Class; sort; kind; -- of men, things, or qualities. Are these the breed of wits so wondered at Shak. This courtesy is not of the right breed. Shak.

A sort of leather, prepared from the skin of the buffalo, dressed with oil, like chamois; also, the skins of oxen, elks, and other animals, dressed in like manner. "A suit of buff." Shak.

A sort of coarse stuff; as, buffin gowns. [Obs.]

A sort of wild ox; a buffalo. E. Phillips.

ch has very large tuberous and farinaceous rootstocks, formerly used by the Indians for a sort of bread, and by the negroes as an ingredient in making beer; -- called also bamboo brier and China brier.

A sort of chest or box, as in a window, the lid of which serves for a seat. [Scot.] Jamieson.

A sort of grape. Jonson.

A sort of pear, called also the red butter pear, from its smooth, delicious, soft pulp.

A lamp stand of any sort.

A sort of bar or movable nut, attached to the finger board of a guitar or other fretted instrument for the purpose of raising uniformly the pitch of all the strings.

A sort of cotton so short and fine thet it can not be spun, used in the East Indies to line palanquins, to make mattresses, etc.

A sort of Russian isinglass, made from the air bladder of the sturgeon, and used in clarifying wine.

Chance; accident; hap; opportunity. [Obs.] By aventure, or sort, or cas. Chaucer.

A sort of salt, finely granulated, formed out of the bittern or leach brine.

such a noise. Upon the rising of the curtain. I was very much surprised with the great consort of catcalls which was exhibited. Addison.

A sort of linen or canvas, with wide interstices.

figure, or symbol. It were much to be wished that there were throughout the world but one sort of character for each letter to express it to the eye. Holder.

A sort of sweet wine. [Obs.] Shak.