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A mineral of a steel-gray to black color and metallic luster, occurring crystallized, often in twin crystals shaped like cogwheels (wheel ore), also massive. It is a sulphide of antimony, lead, and copper.

w. -- Bow window (Arch.) See Bay window. -- To draw a long bow, to lie; to exaggerate. [Colloq.]

A hard, compact variety of serpentine found in Rhode Island. It is of a light green color and resembles jade.

(except the "Joker") in the game. -- Left bower, the knave of the other suit of the same color as the trump, being the next to the right bower in value. -- Best bower or Joker, in some forms of euchre and some other games, an extra card sometimes added to the pack, which takes precedence of all others as the highest…

s a weapon in the southwestern part of the United States. It was named from its inventor, Colonel James Bowie. Also, by extension, any large sheath knife.

To get tone or vigor; to rouse one's energies; -with up. [Colloq.]

A group of Coleoptera having short wings; the rove beetles.

Any system of braces; braces, collectively; as, the bracing of a truss.

A gas fixture or lamp holder projecting from the face of a wall, column, or the like. Bracket light, a gas fixture or a lamp attached to a wall, column, etc.

A series or group of brackets; brackets, collectively.

rtwining or weaving together different strands. A braid of hair composed of two different colors twined together. Scott.

Braids, collectively; trimming. A gentleman enveloped in mustachios, whiskers, fur collars, and braiding. Thackeray.

Having an active or vigorous mind. [Colloq.]

The bramble, or a collection of brambles growing together. He jumped into a bramble bush And scratched out both his eyes. Mother Goose.

all red worm or larva, used as bait for small fresh-water fish; -- so called from its red color.

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

Brittle, as wood or vegetables. [Colloq., U. S.] Bartlett.

extracted from brazilwood as a yellow crystalline powder which is white when pure. It is colored intensely red by alkalies on exposure to the air, being oxidized to bra*sil"e*in, C16H12O5, to which brazilwood owes its dyeing properties.

Impudence; a brazen face. [Colloq.]

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.