Brast (&?;), v. t. & i. [See Burst.] To burst. [Obs.]

And both his yën braste out of his face.

Chaucer.

Dreadfull furies which their chains have brast.

Spenser.

Brat (brt), n. [OE. bratt coarse garnment, AS. bratt cloak, fr. the Celtic; cf. W. brat clout, rag, Gael. brat cloak, apron, rag, Ir. brat cloak; properly then, a child's bib or clout; hence, a child.] 1. A coarse garment or cloak; also, coarse clothing, in general. [Obs.] Chaucer.

2. A coarse kind of apron for keeping the clothes clean; a bib. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Wright.

3. A child; an offspring; -- formerly used in a good sense, but now usually in a contemptuous sense. "This brat is none of mine." Shak. "A beggar's brat." Swift.

O Israel! O household of the Lord!

O Abraham's brats! O brood of blessed seed!

Gascoigne.

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