Brat (&?;), n. (Mining) A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime.
||Brat"sche (&?;), n. [G., fr. It. viola da braccio viola held on the arm.] The tenor viola, or viola.
Brat"tice (&?;), n. [See Brettice.] (Mining) (a) A wall of separation in a shaft or gallery used for ventilation. (b) Planking to support a roof or wall.
Brat"tish*ing (&?;), n. 1. See Brattice, n.